LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Since 1965, one Louisville high school has helped hundreds of families in need during the holiday season. The more than 50-year-long tradition continued at Eastern High School Friday morning, hours before the bell rang for class.
The school's 57th annual Holiday Care-A-Van raised funds to fill baskets of food, so families don't have to go hungry during the holidays.
It's a day students and staff look forward to every year, saying this type of charitable act brings them closer to those in the community.
"It's just so meaningful," Abby Pearce, a senior at Eastern High, told WHAS11.
Thanks to donations and collections form the community, students were able to raise nearly $30,000 and fill 369 baskets of food for families in need -- breaking last year's record.
"Thank you everyone that donated, its a great experience.," Pearce said. "The fact that it's still going on and I was still able to participate is amazing. I genuinely think that it's something I'll remember forever."
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