PASCACK VALLEY—The Pascack Pi-oneers are donating collected food items to the Tri-Boro Food Pantry in Park Ridge and Helping Hand Food Pantry in Hillsdale.
The Pascack Pi-oneers are the 2017 FIRST World Champions, and have won many awards both on and off the competition field. Team members are from Pascack Valley High School and Pascack Hills High School.
This second annual drive runs Feb. 1–13. Needed are flour, sugar, cooking oil, and Hamburger Helper; hot and cold cereals; rice and pasta; canned fruit, veggies, and meat; paper goods; and shampoo, conditioner, liquid hand soap, and dishwashing liquid.
Drop-off sites are in Hillsdale, River Vale, Montvale, and Woodcliff Lake: All the libraries, both high schools, some private homes, ShopRite, and Davey’s Irish Pub in Montvale.
Front porches: 272 Ruckman Road, Hillsdale; 38 Rivervale Road, River Vale; and 200 Glen Road, Woodcliff Lake.
To arrange for pickup, write piparents@team1676.com.
The Pi-oneers are committed to helping their community in many ways, with food insecurity in the Pascack Valley a particularly important issue to the team.
The Carpentry Subdivision recently designed and constructed food collection bins for the Hillsdale ShopRite store to support its effort of sending food donated by generous customers to local food pantries. The team also holds a Thanksgiving food drive every year.
Recent team activities include:
- The annual STEAM Fair, where children are inspired to learn and have fun with hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, art, and math. (See “Delivering on STEAM: District robotics team building a ladder up,” Pascack Press, Dec. 20, 2021.)
- LEGO & a Movie events encourage children in grades 1–6 to explore their creative side using their building skills. There are themes to each event, such as Girls Who Build, Day at the Races, and LEGOs & a Story, where participants write a story about their LEGO creation, combining engineering and creative writing.
- Family Coding Day is Feb. 22.
- International outreach is ongoing: The Pi-oneers mentor teams in South Africa, Nigeria, Singapore, and elsewhere.
For much more information visit team1676.com.