'Tis the Season for Giving

For the past fifteen years or more, the December newsletter at Meadowlark Elementary School has carried an announcement about packing Santa's Sleigh with food donations. It also alerts parents of school children about the Angel Tree, which typically goes up at Finley's Food Farm just after Thanksgiving. With the holiday season often focused on giving, residents find ways to share their resources.

To fill Santa's Sleigh, Meadowlark Elementary School conducts a food drive. The sleigh, which was used as a prop in an elementary holiday music program several years ago, sits in the entrance to the s...