Since 2021, the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank have partnered to hold an annual food drive with all of its and Pittsburgh City League (PIAA District VIII) schools. The fourth annual Food & Fund Drive began on Monday, August 19, 2024 and ended on Friday, December 6, 2024, with 82,389 meals raised for Western Pennsylvania communities.
Schools are divided into six divisions by enrollment, and the schools tabulating the most "meals" (total between money donated and food collected) in each of those divisions are recognized at the WPIAL Basketball Championships as Community Champions. For financial donations, three meals can be provided for every $1.00 donated. For physical food donations, one physical food item equals one meal. In the first two years of the Food & Fund Drive, WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League schools have raised a total of 329,553 meals for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
A year-by-year list of total meals raised, participating schools, and more can be found below. You can find a list of Community Champions here: LINK
| Year |
Total Meals Raised |
| 2024 |
82,389 |
- 14 schools provided over 1,000 meals each
- 13 schools raised over 100 items in physical donations
- Central Catholic provided a league-high 15,846 meals
- Armstrong collected a league-high 2,161 items
- Central Catholic raised a league-high $5,282.00 in monetary donations
- Armstrong (8,929), Southmoreland (8,223), Seneca Valley (7,673), and Knoch (7,141) rounded out the top five |
| 2023 |
65,432 |
- 15 schools provided over 1,000 meals each
- 7 schools raised over 100 items in physical donations
- Southmoreland provided a league-high 11,397 meals
- Southmoreland collected a league-high 4,056 items
- Winchester Thurston raised a league-high $3,484.25 in monetary donations
- Winchester Thurston (10,453), Armstrong (10,193), Knoch (5,147), Redeemer Lutheran (3,605) rounded out the top five |
| 2022 |
74,500 |
- 11 schools provided over 1,000 meals each
- 13 schools raised over 100 items in physical donations
- Armstrong provided a league-high 12,392 meals
- Yough collected a league-high 1,830 items
- Seneca Valley raised a league-high $2,275.13 in monetary donations
- Seneca Valley (11,376), Winchester Thurston (8,614), Mohawk (5,848), and Hampton (5,233) rounded out the top five |
| 2021 |
107,232 |
- 22 schools provided over 1,000 meals each
- 15 schools raised over 100 pounds in physical donations
- Moon provided a league-high 19,362 meals
- Redeemer Lutheran collected a league-high 870 pounds of food
- Moon raised a league-high $3,789.35 in monetary donations
- Seneca Valley (12,476), Knoch (7,632), Union (7,415), and Mt. Lebanon (7,490) rounded out the top five |
MEDIA COVERAGE
October 12, 2023 | WPIAL joining forces to help feed our neighbors in need through the KDKA-TV Turkey Fund
November 30, 2022 | Armstrong student-athletes win WPIAL food drive competition (93.7 The Fan)
PRESS RELEASES
January 9, 2025 | WPIAL, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Announce 2024 Food & Fund Drive Community Champions
August 19, 2024 | WPIAL, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Begin Fourth League-Wide Food & Fund Drive
January 12, 2024 | WPIAL, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Announce Community Champions from 2023 Food Drive
August 21, 2023 | WPIAL, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Begin Third League-Wide Food & Fund Drive
August 4, 2022 | WPIAL, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Team Up for League-Wide Food Drive
October 4, 2021 | WPIAL to Hold League-Wide Food Drive From October 11-23
September 27, 2021 | WPIAL Joins Food Bank Sports and Media Coalition