Since its inception in 2011, the Bishop Brossart and Campbell County High School “Crosstown Foodout” has collected over 100,000 pounds of food.
Donald Scheid from Campbell County High School and Chris Davis from Bishop Brossart High School were recognized with a citation of achievement by the Campbell County Fiscal Court for their work on the Crosstown Foodout benefiting the CARE Mission, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving those in need and supporting individuals toward self-sufficiency.
The name for the Crosstown Foodout was inspired by the Crosstown Shootout, a rivalry game between Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati. Campbell County and Bishop Brossart hold a similar rivalry game each year.
The Crosstown Foodout turns the match into a competition to see which school can collect the most food donations. Bishop Brossart Alumni Mallory Rolf and her dad, John Rolf, started the event, and it is now the CARE Mission’s biggest single collection of the year.
“Anytime we can provide an opportunity for kids to shine, they will find that shine and just really appreciate Chris and Donnie doing that,” Campbell County Commissioner Geoff Besecker said. “They really roll up their sleeves, and they are certainly prime examples of what it means to be a good resident of Campbell County and take care of this place.”
There’s even a traveling trophy that resides with whoever contributed the most material in a year—which Campbell County took home for this year’s Crosstown Foodout. Both schools collected a combined 10,000 pounds of food this year.
“The fiscal court likes to take notice of folks who put forth a special effort and who make a difference in the community,” Campbell County Judge/Executive Steve Pendery said.” It is not just a matter of saying thank you, which we should, but it’s also a matter of holding you up as a great example with the things that you’ve been doing surrounding the Crosstown Foodout because everybody else needs to learn how to do these things and hopefully, follow in your footsteps.”
Besecker said last year, the CARE Mission served over 300,000 pounds of food to people, with 5,000 pounds of that being fresh produce from a garden that they utilize. He said 1000s of families benefitted.
“We want to offer our thanks and congratulations for coming up with something that really is pretty cool and very successful,” Pendery said.
