Santa's Sleigh Overflows with Generosity

Last year as fourth graders, the class of 2029 won the ice cream and bragging rights with 140 items packed into Santa's sleigh. Now, as fifth graders in Mrs. Lesa MacLeod's class, the group retained their crown and even surpassed their previously collected amount. Students at Meadowlark Elementary School collected a combined total of 665 canned and boxed food items that will be used by the Chinook Community Christmas Club to assemble Christmas dinner food baskets.

With 177 items, Mrs. MacLeod's fifth graders were repeat winners in the school's Fill the Sleigh competition. As their reward, they...