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Edison Middle School students crush food-drive goals; district highlights matching gifts to feed more families
Summary
Edison Middle School Student Council described a competition-style food drive that exceeded its points goals, delivering more than 1,300 items to the school, 579 items to Feeding South Dakota and $2,549 in donations; the district also announced a $100,000 matching gift program to expand the Angel Fund.
Edison Middle School Student Council members told the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 board that a recent Drive Out Hunger competition between grades far exceeded expectations, producing thousands of points and thousands of meals for families in need.
Carly King, the counseling secretary at Edison, said the school’s counseling center saw needs beyond the existing backpack program and helped launch an in-school pantry that students can access any day without questions. "Student Council organized, promoted and brought this vision to life," King said.
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