Students Exceed Expectations of Canned Good Drive

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The number of canned goods collected by students at Haywood Elementary School had reached 2,041 when first-graders took the stage for their Christmas program on Friday.

“The canned food drive was the focal point, and it was a very big success,” Interim Principal Anna Roberts said. “You never know if (donations) will be a little or a lot, but our students and their parents showed out.”

Roberts said the collected items are earmarked for the Backpack Club for Anderson Early Childhood Center, Haywood Elementary and East Side Intermediate — schools in the Haywood County school system.

“The drive also supports other non-profit community organizations, but it’s not the only time students are encouraged to serve,” Roberts said. “There’s also an angel tree, where a child’s age and gender is taken off the tree, and gifts are purchased. Students also sell Christmas cards, and the money goes to the Carl Perkins Center.”

Roberts said handmade Christmas cards are sent to military personnel.

“We’re happy they are learning at an early age to give to the community,” Roberts said.

The success of the drive had Roberts thinking of what she hopes will become a tradition at the school.

“I can see it continuing,” Roberts said. “If I’m principal, we will continue, but if not, hopefully the next principal will.”

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North Carolina School Boards AssociationStudents Exceed Expectations of Canned Good Drive