Article posted: 11/16/2012 5:13 PM

Lake Park senior collects 700 bags of food for charity

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Michael Amerlan, 17, a senior at Lake Park High School in Roselle, has collected roughly 700 bags of food to help those in need.

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Lake Park High School senior Michael Amerlan has been gearing up all fall for what he calls "food drive season." The Itasca teen normally competes in track and field in the spring, but when late autumn comes he gears up for a different kind of contest: trying to collect the most food for charity as the holidays approach. This year, he's collected roughly 700 bags.