BY WENDI REARDON PRICE
Clarkston News Staff Writer
Jenna Sommerville has a goal and invites the Clarkston community to help her with her quest.
Sommerville, a senior at Clarkston High School, is holding a fundraiser for Kids Coalition Against Hunger for her Academic Service Learning project.
The program packs bags of food for the homeless and Sommerville’s plan is to raise $10,000 by Jan. 1, 2017, which in turn would make 10,000 bags.
She found out about the Kids Coalition Against Hunger when she participated during one of their events with her family.
“I got inspired,” she said. “It wasn’t in the Clarkston area so I became inspired to touch the Clarkston students and the community. My goal isn’t just to have students involved but to reach parents, coaches, and have the entire community there.”
Each bag costs only $1 and the 10,000 bags will feed about 60,000 adults or 30,000 children.

The bags of food are distributed three different ways with one-third going to local food banks, another third goes to people throughout the United States, and the last third goes internationally.
“We are not just helping people we might not know around the country, but we are touching home and helping locals who you might not realize may need the help but do,” she said.
Sommerville has contacted local businesses to get involved and also set up a Go Fund Me website.
“Unfortunately I’m a 17-year-old girl with a goal too big for my wallet alone,” she said on her GoFundMe account.
Sommerville added the community can help through donations and once she achieves the goal, the community is able to volunteer to pack food on Jan. 14, 2017.
The website to donate is www.gofundme.com/clarkstons-kcah-event-2vx3ksc
For more information, to donate or help in anyway, please contact Sommerville at JLSommervill17@clarkston.k12.mi.us.