11/22/2024 12:12:01 PMBC3 distributes record 78 Thanksgiving meal packagesWithout holiday food, “probably chicken and fries,” low-income student says(Butler, PA) Alone, Erin Conliffe will play her favorite Christmas carols on her laptop computer because, she said, she can’t afford cable or a streaming service to watch Thanksgiving parades or specials on television.Erin Conliffe, 34, of Butler, is among a record 78 low-income Butler County Community College students who registered this fall to receive a Thanksgiving meal package from the college’s Pioneer Pantry. Conliffe expects to graduate from BC3 next summer with an associate degree in computer information systems-website development specialist. She is shown Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in the pantry on BC3’s main campus in Butler Township.FoundationStudent SupportThis is a photograph of a student standing in a food pantry.