Sunnyvale High School's football team worked on dominance against Wills Point. But at the stadium's entrance, during the game, there was more action than usual.

J.D. Ivy walked up to the table set up by Serve Sunnyvale with a box filled with items to donate.

"I think about the people," Ivy said. "I think about kids in particular, you know, kids that are in need."

According to Clara Beth Lewallyn and Selah Grace Thompson, members of Serve Sunnyvale, the food drive is aimed at helping federal employees affected by the government shutdown and recipients of SNAP whose benefits may lapse due to the lack of approved funding .

Community steps up to help

Ivy acknowledged he was not the person who collected the items — just the one who agreed to drop the box off.

Michele Elliot said she

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