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They may not have reached a goal of collecting 2,011 non-perishable food items. But students at Anthony Elementary School donated more than 1,900 items, which were delivered Monday to a local food pantry.
Rebecca Reeser, an adviser to the school’s Student Council, said the council began the drive in early November. And students kept bringing in food, so the drive was extended through December. Even after the children returned from their winter break, the donations still were coming in.
Reeser said the goal of 2,011 had been set to match the year 2011.
“We’ve just been waiting for people to pick it up,” she said of the collection of donated items.
Volunteers who typically donate their time to the Backpack Buddies program picked up the donations Monday.
The Backpack Buddies program provides backpacks with food items to school children. Sandy Simmons, volunteer coordinator for the program in Leavenworth, said the volunteers weren’t picking up the items Monday at Anthony as part of Backpack Buddies, but it was helping hungry families.
She said a group of about 20 volunteers from First United Methodist Church, Trinity Lutheran Church and Wallula Christian Church were on hand to pick up the items.
A group of third-graders from Anthony’s Student Council also assisted Monday with bagging and boxing up the items.
Simmons said the items were being delivered to Trinity House, a food pantry operated through Trinity Lutheran Church in Leavenworth.
Reeser said a student and class received prizes for bringing the most donations for the food drive. First-grader Benjamin Odom donated more items than any other student at Anthony.
“He brought in over 200 items,” she said.
Third-grade teacher David Day’s class brought in more donations than any other class.
They may not have reached a goal of collecting 2,011 non-perishable food items. But students at Anthony Elementary School donated more than 1,900 items, which were delivered Monday to a local food pantry.
Rebecca Reeser, an adviser to the school’s Student Council, said the council began the drive in early November. And students kept bringing in food, so the drive was extended through December. Even after the children returned from their winter break, the donations still were coming in.
Reeser said the goal of 2,011 had been set to match the year 2011.
“We’ve just been waiting for people to pick it up,” she said of the collection of donated items.
Volunteers who typically donate their time to the Backpack Buddies program picked up the donations Monday.
The Backpack Buddies program provides backpacks with food items to school children. Sandy Simmons, volunteer coordinator for the program in Leavenworth, said the volunteers weren’t picking up the items Monday at Anthony as part of Backpack Buddies, but it was helping hungry families.
She said a group of about 20 volunteers from First United Methodist Church, Trinity Lutheran Church and Wallula Christian Church were on hand to pick up the items.
A group of third-graders from Anthony’s Student Council also assisted Monday with bagging and boxing up the items.
Simmons said the items were being delivered to Trinity House, a food pantry operated through Trinity Lutheran Church in Leavenworth.
Reeser said a student and class received prizes for bringing the most donations for the food drive. First-grader Benjamin Odom donated more items than any other student at Anthony.
“He brought in over 200 items,” she said.
Third-grade teacher David Day’s class brought in more donations than any other class.
