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Adamson Middle School hosted its 3rd annual canned food drive in the Clayton County Public Schools System. Each homeroom teacher encouraged students to bring in as many canned food items and non-perishable items as they could. The first year of our canned food drive, 2007, our students donated over 1,400 canned foods/non-perishable items. The second year of our canned food drive, 2008, our students donated over 1,600 canned foods/non-perishable items. This year, our students collected 3,168 canned/non-perishable items. The homerooms and grade levels encouraged the competition among the students to increase their participation. The students were told that the homeroom that brought in the most items would receive a pizza party when the students return from the Semester Break.

Each morning, the items were collected for pickup. The homeroom that donated the most canned food/non-perishable items was combined with the homerooms of our students with disabilities, who brought in a grand total of 908 items. Other homerooms brought in canned food totals that ranged from 100-400 items. Even teachers participated and brought in items to contribute to their homeroom totals and to the canned food drive totals.

We publicized the drive on our school website and sent home Calling Post phone messages several times each week to remind parents and students about the importance of our holiday initiative. At the end of the canned food drive, we were able to donate the items to two local food pantries, Feed My People, Inc. in Stockbridge, GA and Hearts to Nourish Hope in Riverdale, GA. We are extremely proud of our students' efforts to help individuals in need during this holiday season.

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