Orinda Academy Food Drive At Orindawoods is Huge Success

ORINDA, Calif. - Nov. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- Ninth grade students at Orinda Academy collected over 40 bags of food during an October 2014 food drive at Orindawoods, a community of 258 residences neighboring the school. The food collected was donated to the Contra Costa Food Bank.

Students Malaya Phelps, Virginia Clark, Yusra Khan, and Humah Sultani participated in the food drive. All are members of Orinda Academy’s community service club. Teachers, Chris Booth and Elizabeth Martinez directed the project. To obtain donations, empty bags were placed at the doorsteps of Orindawoods residences with information about the drive.

“We are extremely appreciative and thank Orindawoods homeowners for their generosity. Our community benefits and grows stronger as a result of their actions,” says Elizabeth Jurado, Spanish teacher and co-leader of the community action group at Orinda Academy.

About Orinda Academy
Orinda Academy (OA) is a private college preparatory school for students in grades 8 through 12 in Orinda, California in San Francisco’s East Bay. The school prides itself on the overall success of its students. Students are from various parts of the Bay Area and bring their individual strengths and talents to enrich the diverse community. The environment at OA is conducive to student achievement by emphasizing organization, time-management, and self-advocacy. The school has a long history of community service and includes it as a graduation requirement. While developing self-esteem and self-reliance, students build upon their successes at OA. Students who graduate from Orinda Academy are confident as well as academically and personally prepared for college. Graduates attend top public and private universities including California State and University of California schools. For more information, call the Orinda Academy at (925) 478-4504, or visit http://www.orindaacademy.org