{"id":75216,"date":"2018-04-25T21:42:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T01:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=75216"},"modified":"2018-04-25T21:42:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T01:42:26","slug":"students-participate-in-school-district-food-drive-quarter-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=75216","title":{"rendered":"Students Participate in School District Food Drive &#038; Quarter Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Keystone Opportunity Center recently received support from 6,479 students during their annual Souderton School District Food Drive &amp; Quarter Collection. Keystone\u2019s Food Pantry was given more than 2,150 lbs of food, paper products and personal care items from the district\u2019s five elementary schools and two middle schools. The donations will help serve the 225 households who use Keystone\u2019s Food Pantry each month, all of whom reside in the Souderton Area School District. The schools also raised more than $100 in quarters to support Keystone, which also runs a homeless shelter, low-income housing, and literacy education in Bucks and Montgomery counties.<\/p>\n<p>The Food Drive &amp; Quarter Collection is an annual district tradition dating back more than five years. Each school is asked to donate certain supplies, to help diversify the quantities of each item in Keystone\u2019s Food Pantry. Indian Crest Middle School collected more than 180 lbs of peanut butter and jelly. Oak Ridge Elementary School collected more than 700 lbs of laundry detergent and soap. At West Broad Elementary School, the school challenged each classroom to see which class could bring in the most supplies. The winning classroom picked a willing teacher to do a challenge. This year, the willing teacher ate a Jelly Belly\u00a0BeanBoozled\u00ae\u00a0jelly bean.<\/p>\n<p>The Drive is one week long, but the schools teach empathy all year. \u201cWe are educating the whole child, going beyond academics,\u201d said Jonathan Graff, Principal at Vernfield Elementary School.<\/p>\n<p>A fifth grader at West Broad Street Elementary said they gave \u201cto help kids who don\u2019t have a lot.\u201d One fifth grader used his birthday money to buy supplies for this year\u2019s food drive.<\/p>\n<p>Students at Vernfield and Salford Hills Elementary Schools also planted crops in their school\u2019s community gardens. At the end of each school year, the food they grow is added to Keystone\u2019s Food Pantry as an additional donation. In 2017, Salford Hills Elementary donated 1,051 lbs of food from their community garden.<\/p>\n<p>Keystone Opportunity Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization that offers a comprehensive array of social services that educate, encourage and empower people to become self-sufficient. Keystone Opportunity Center is housing the homeless, feeding the hungry and educating adults and families in Bucks and Montgomery Counties.\u00a0 More information on Keystone Opportunity Center can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keystoneopportunity.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.KeystoneOpportunity.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1524775137370000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVu8Ry998h_npYmgk0dQPayu-wug\">www.KeystoneOpportunity.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information &amp; Image\u00a0Provided By:<br \/>\nAlan M. 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