Charleston, S.C. – The Citadel track and field team paired up with Palmetto Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant for its annual holiday food drive.

Each year, Palmetto Presbyterian Church delivers baskets of donated food to less fortunate families in Huger, S.C. The cadets gathered canned items from their classmates and collected more canned food at the Bulldog's last home football game.

This year they donated 12 turkeys, macaroni, corn bread, potatoes, green beans, corn, yams and other various Thanksgiving Day items to the church.

The track and field team started participating in the food drive in 1998 when assistant coach Kris Kut was in his junior year at The Citadel. The goal then was to feed four or five families, and over the years the drive has grown tremendously. This year the team donated enough food to feed 25 families.