Halloween food drive collects hundreds of items for Saskatoon

SASKATOON – Grades 7 and 8 students at James L. Alexander School are working to “scare off hunger” in Saskatoon. In just two weeks, they gathered more than 800 non-perishable food items at the elementary school.

All the donations are going towards the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre.

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“It makes me happy because nobody wants to die from hunger,” said Grade 8 student Melissa Smith.

The school’s senior leadership club chose the initiative themselves, and then went class-to-class, collecting food and raising awareness about poverty. The Halloween-themed food drive is part of an international campaign put on by Free the Children.

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The leadership club is also planning a field trip to the Friendship Inn to continue their involvement in the community.

Merlin Ford delivered the donations to the food bank Thursday morning.