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Milton Elementary hosts food drive prior to Thanksgiving
Milton Elementary students who led the Thanksgiving drive pose with a certificate of appreciation from the Milton Community Food Pantry. Shown are in back (l-r) Lane Carter, Vincent Amalfitano, Abigail Wager, Elizabeth Mills, McKenzie Russell and Fiona Fisher. In front are Madeline Hill and Haley Yeich. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
December 1, 2022
Packing donations for delivery are McShane Schilling, left, and Christyana Jones.
Madeline Hill and McKenzie Russell sort and document donated items.
Sorting and counting food donations are Abigail Wagner, left, and Haley Yeich.
Fiona Fisher packs up food donations.
Recording the number of donated items are Vincent Amalfitano, left, and Lane Carter.
The fifth-grade Lighthouse Team members at Milton Elementary worked together to organize and advertise a school-wide food drive for a week in November.
During the drive, each of the homerooms collected items such as canned goods, cereals, pasta and cereal bars, among other needs. The Lighthouse Team leaders then collected and counted the items that had been donated.
Representatives from the Milton Community Food Pantry picked up the donations Nov. 18. Overall, MES students collected close to 3,000 food items, which is the largest donation the pantry had ever received.
The organization presented the students with a certificate of recognition for their hard work.
