Competition gives food to families in need

In November, students at Vestavia Hills Elementary West brought canned food and other non-perishable food items to school to benefit local families in need. Each family received two bags of groceries and a frozen turkey. Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church supplied the frozen turkeys and additional food items. Unused canned goods were donated to the church (to be used in its food bank for families in need) in thanks for its assistance to the school throughout the year.

VHEW classes competed to see which class in each grade could bring the most food items. The winners were Ms. Powers’ kindergarten class, Ms. Oliver’s first-grade class, Ms. Rigrish’s second-grade class, and Ms. Kearney’s third-grade class. As their prize, the students in these classes earned a popcorn party. When the week ended, students had collected 3,780 food items.

-Submitted by Alice Elmore.