Christ the King sixth-graders Emilea McCutchan and Kayla Hanrahan help load boxes of food onto the Catholic Charities of Dallas truck. Food drive coordinator, Emily Cox, is holding the door.
Christ the King Catholic School students helped stock the Catholic Charities of Dallas food pantry by donating 1,525 pounds of food. Popular pantry items, such as beans, cereal, canned meat, and produce were individually assigned to each grade. Kindergartners through eighth-graders spent two weeks collecting their designated items. On the final day, students sorted, boxed and loaded food into the Catholic Charities van. “That’s a lot! That’s more than most of the food drives that we receive!” Ryan Bennett of Catholic Charities of Dallas exclaimed when he learned how much food the students were able to collect.
Alcuin Students and Preston Hollow residents Sophie Johnson and Nicholas Dai work during art class to prepare their paintings for display at Zoës Kitchen
Alcuin School and Zoës Kitchen are teaming up to display children’s artwork. Over 85 lower and upper elementary students will have their original artwork on display at the restaurant’s new Addison location throughout the 2013-2014 school year. For a minimum donation of $20, Zoe’s Kitchen customers can take home a piece of artwork by the Alcuin students. Instead of the donations coming directly to the School, the students have elected to give the donations to Vogel Alcove, a nonprofit that benefits homeless children. Paintings are purchased on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be displayed for three to four months.
Hillcrest High School Interact Club members prepare bag for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program: HHS Interact Club/Facebook
The Interact Club at Hillcrest High School assembled a total of 8,269 bags for the Salvation Army Angel Tree program last Saturday — that’s over 2,000 more than was donated by the school’s Interact club last year. Club members are also slated to work the Angel Tree and adopt angels this year (angels are families or individuals that you choose to purchase holiday gifts for).
