FARMINGTON – In the brisk, early hours of Friday morning, students of the W.G. Mallett School and Cascade Brook School partook in the annual ‘Helping Hands’ food project, marking the 21st successful run of the program.
Children from schools carried canned soups, crackers, pastries, dry snacks and other goods to the Farmington Community Center, delivering the donations their classes had been saving since the beginning of November. In total, 6,000 pounds, or 3 tons, of food was collected and sorted.
Pauline Rodrigue, volunteer coordinator for the school district, was pleased with the turnout. “We usually receive a couple of tons of food every year,” she said “we have a wonderful group of retired teachers and friends who come in and sort the food. All donations are given to the Care and Share Food Pantries in Fairbanks.”
Joining in the effort were donations from the Interact Club at the Mt. Blue high school, creating a sizeable contribution to the local food pantry. The supplies were transported and loaded by student volunteers from the Diversified Occupations Program at Foster Technology Center. Those students were: Shannon Schmidt, Billy Tourtelotte, Devon Leseur, Sam Dubay and Javonte Hill.
I am so proud of our students from CBS….great job kids….
So proud of my son and his classmates at WGMallett way to go to all the students n families of our schools!
Great job everyone!
Thank you students, current and retired teachers, and staff. Wonderful job all around. Thanks for your generosity.