A big donation boosts East High's pantry; for many districts, food help has become 'something that our schools can't ... - Salt Lake Tribune

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students check out some of the snacks at the opening of the new food pant... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of East High's student government celebrate the opening of the new food pant... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rahermila Neupane gets a can of fruit from Patty Christensen, at the East High food ... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students, Karime Garcia, and Alondra Morales give a tour of the washroom, ... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students sample some of the snacks at the opening of the new Leopard Stas... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Melissa Ford, Salt Lake School District, presents a plant to Kris Barta, Family Inv... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A washroom at East high offers a shower as well as a washer and dryer for students ... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students check out some of the snacks at the opening of the new food pant... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kris Barta, Family Involvement Coordinator, assists students at the new East High ... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students, Eden Polatis, and Molly Thompson look over the food at the East ... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Aubriana Martindale, Smiths Food & Drug of the Kroger Co, speaks at a news conferenc... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Clothing and shoes and jewelry are available for students at the Leopard Boutique, a... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pantry volunteer, Natalie Gabel, gets a tour of the new East High food pantry from ... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students, Alondra Morales, and Karime Garcia, give a tour of the Leopard B... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pantry volunteers Holly Murdock (left), and Natalie Gabel, (right) get a tour of th... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High principal Greg Maughan speaks at a news conference announcing the opening ... (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Aubriana Martindale, Smiths Food & Drug of the Kroger Co, speaks at a news conferenc...

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students check out some of the snacks at the opening of the new food pantry, the Leopard Stash, at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of East High's student government celebrate the opening of the new food pantry, the Leopard Stash, during a news conference at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rahermila Neupane gets a can of fruit from Patty Christensen, at the East High food pantry, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students, Karime Garcia, and Alondra Morales give a tour of the washroom, at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students sample some of the snacks at the opening of the new Leopard Stash food pantry, at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Melissa Ford, Salt Lake School District, presents a plant to Kris Barta, Family Involvement Coordinator, during a news conference announcing the new East High food pantry, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A washroom at East high offers a shower as well as a washer and dryer for students in need, at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students check out some of the snacks at the opening of the new food pantry, the Leopard Stash, at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kris Barta, Family Involvement Coordinator, assists students at the new East High food pantry, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students, Eden Polatis, and Molly Thompson look over the food at the East High food pantry, at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Aubriana Martindale, Smiths Food & Drug of the Kroger Co, speaks at a news conference announcing the opening of the new food pantry, the Leopard Stash, during a news conference at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Clothing and shoes and jewelry are available for students at the Leopard Boutique, at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pantry volunteer, Natalie Gabel, gets a tour of the new East High food pantry from Kris Barta, Family Involvement Coordinator, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High students, Alondra Morales, and Karime Garcia, give a tour of the Leopard Boutique, at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pantry volunteers Holly Murdock (left), and Natalie Gabel, (right) get a tour of the new East High food pantry from Family Involvement Coordinator, Kris Barta, at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) East High principal Greg Maughan speaks at a news conference announcing the opening of the new food pantry, the Leopard Stash, during a news conference at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Aubriana Martindale, Smiths Food & Drug of the Kroger Co, speaks at a news conference announcing the opening of the new food pantry, the Leopard Stash, during a news conference at East High, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018.