FES collects 1,547 cans for local food pantry

Gillespie Life

Jacob Howell, on November 23, 2022

The Fredericksburg Elementary School Student Council hosted a canned food drive at Fredericksburg Elementary School on the days of Nov. 1-16. The theme of the “can”-struction was “Farming for the Food Pantry.” Kids brought in cans that were used to build a structure. They had to build something

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