WPS Upper School Supports Local Communities Through Annual SGA Food Drive

1/6/2026

Berlin, MD – The annual Student Government Association (SGA)–sponsored Food Drive at Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) began on November 12. On Thursday, December 18, the Upper School community came together to sort and prepare donations of canned goods and other non-perishable food items for distribution to local nonprofit organizations.

The collected items will be delivered to ten centers throughout Maryland and Delaware, helping to provide meals for individuals and families in need during the holiday season and beyond. In addition to food donations, students contributed $5 each to help purchase meat for holiday dinners.

The following organizations will receive and distribute the food collected:

The Seaford Community Food Closet, Seaford, DE
Helping Hands Food Bank, Frankford, DE
Atlantic United Methodist Church, Ocean City, MD
HALO, Salisbury, MD
Diakonia, Inc., Ocean City, MD
Sonrise Church, Berlin, MD
The Joseph House, Salisbury, MD
Stevenson United Methodist Church Spirit Kitchen, Berlin, MD
St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, Ocean City, MD
Berlin First Baptist Church, Berlin, MD

Worcester Preparatory School thanks its students, families, and faculty for their continued generosity and commitment to service within the community.

Founded in 1970, Worcester Preparatory School is a private, independent school serving students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and is located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students from Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia attend the school. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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Worcester Preparatory School Upper School faculty and students gather to sort and organize donated canned goods and non-perishable food items for local nonprofit organizations.
Upper School students Anisha Batra (Rehoboth Beach, DE), Sydney Todorov (Berlin, MD), Michael Hall (Ocean City, MD), Beau Brittingham (Millsboro, DE), Luke Pitarra (Selbyville, DE), and Sydney Parker (Snow Hill, MD) pack boxes of food for distribution.
Upper School students Ruhi Chapla (Salisbury, MD), Keerat Brar (Berlin, MD), and Nora Gorfinkel (Berlin, MD) pause to smile while helping sort food donations.
Juniors Emma Nordstrom (Berlin, MD) and Meredith Walston (Salisbury, MD) organize canned goods during the annual food drive at Worcester Prep.
Upper School students Max Lev (Lewes, DE) and John Parker (Berlin, MD) work together to prepare food donations for local nonprofit organizations.

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Worcester Preparatory School

508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811

Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586

Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.