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Mount Vernon Students Donate 5,000 Pounds of Food
The school and Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church teamed up to donate more food than any drive in the school's history.
From Mount Vernon Presbyterian School: The Mount Vernon community filled an entire moving truck–twice— after generously donating during the Share the Well Food Drive.
At a time when those in need throughout Sandy Springs need it the most, the School in partnership with Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church stepped and gave more than any food drive in the school's history.
Heading into Easter, with students taking the lead, the collection effort supported the Community Assistance Center in Sandy Springs. The Mount Vernon community donated 3,765 items weighing in at 5,000 pounds, with the Middle School giving the most-- with one sixth grader Conlan Weeks donating more than 500 items.
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After the drive, students in fourth grade returned to CAC to sort the thousands of donated items. CAC Volunteer Coordinator Debbie Olson shares, “I believe Mount Vernon’s Share the Well drive was the one of the largest, if not the largest food drive a school has ever done for our organization."
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