Libertyville students chained for a cause

More than 200 Libertyville High School students and staff members formed a human chain Wednesday to load thousands of canned goods into trucks for charity. Here's a look at the annual effort, by the numbers.

• 35,070: Number of items collected

• 2: Charities receiving the goods (the Libertyville Township food pantry and Maristella, a local ministry for homeless women and mothers)

• 21: Years the school's food drive has occurred

• $3,300: Money collected as part of the drive

• 200: Length of the human chain (in feet)

Source: Libertyville High School