. >> reporter: randy ramsey is a whittier alum who connected the school with stan curtis. >> kids are hungry. >> when they are talking about the food it makes me feel hungry. >> i think we need to look more closely at the needs in our own community. >> the one thing i can say is programs like this really help needy families. and anything you can do to help someone else you can't go wrong. you can lose. >> got your backpack? >> what's in your backpack? >> that's a wonderful thing. >> $80 feeds a child on weekends for an entire school year and every penny goes for food. find out how you can help out on our website wgntv.com. >> goes a long way. >>> 8th annual wgn morning news toy drive is about to get underway. this year it is bigger. >> the wgn morning news is partnering with jennifer hudson foundation and will benefit the abraham lincoln center. jennifer will be here on december 21st to pick up the toys. >>> but before that there are other ways to give. stop by the children's museum next tuesday, november 30th. donate a toy and get a free child's admission. >>> on december 7th if you

. >> reporter: randy ramsey is a whittier alum that connected the school with stan curtis. >> i like then when talking about the food, it makes me feel hungry. >> i think we need to look more closely to the needs in our own community. >> >> the one thing i can say is programs like this really help needy families. and anything you can do to help someone else you can't go wrong. you can't lose. >> you got your backpack? that's a wonderful thing. >> what a great program. >> absolutely. and a wonderful story for thanksgiving. $80 feeds a child on the weekends for an entire school year. every penny goes for food. you can find out how to help out or website wgntv.com. >> and also if you think you don't have anything to give the kids of whittier had a canned food drive to help other families this thanksgiving day. we'll send you a link to this story if you text the word cover to 97999. >>> coming up in sports: the traditional thanksgiving day game in dallas could be the defensive play of the year in the nfl. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart are teaming up to bring you a low-price medic