There is nothing like a friendly rivalry to stoke the competitive juices, whether its a sporting clash or an event to raise food and funds for a good cause.
The Food Fight Challenge, held annually during the week of the Boyceville versus Glenwood City football contest, raised over $4,200 and collected nearly 3,800 pounds of food for the West CAP’s Food pantry following its 2015 culmination on Friday, September 25.
The Glenwood City Hilltoppers retained their Food Fight Challenge championship.
Glenwood City collected 2,191 pounds of food and had $2,152.73 in donations for a total score of 4,343.73. Boyceville finished with a score of 3,657 after collecting 1,600 pounds of non-perishable food items and $2,056 in monetary donations.
The three-minute cash dash, held at halftime of the Toppers-Bulldogs football game in Boyceville on September 25 – netted over $800. The Boyceville cheerleaders collected $425.24 while the Glenwood City squad took in $399.73.
The 3,793 pounds of food along with the $4,208.73 raised was one of the most successful outcomes in the history of the challenge according to Melissa Larson, Food Access and Resource Coordinator for the West CAP Food Pantry that serves residents in both the Boyceville and Glenwood City school districts.
Large monetary donations of $1,140 from River Valley Ford in Baldwin in support of Glenwood City’s “Back Pack” program and $1,500 from the Boyceville Lions Club for Boyceville’s “Weekend Meals” program helped considerably. Both checks were presented to Larson during the halftime festivities as well.
