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Winners Announced for Kids Helping Kids Food Drive

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God’s Pantry Food Bank is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Kids Helping Kids Public Schools Food Drive. This year, 49 Fayette County public schools participated, involving more than 35,000 students. This is a competitive food drive based on the pounds of food collected per student at the elementary, middle and high school level. Toyota Motor Manufacturing sponsors the food drive by providing monetary awards to the winning schools.

First Place Awards

Veterans Park Elementary – 13,730 pounds, 20 pounds per student
Jessie Clark Middle – 4,661 pounds, 5.2 pounds per student
Eastside Technical Center – 4,980 pounds, 12 pounds per student

Second Place Awards
Meadowthorpe Elementary – 4,909 pounds, 10.2 pounds per student
SCAPA Bluegrass – 1,251 pounds, 4.5 pounds per student
Lafayette High – 4,684 pounds, 2.4 pound per student

Third Place Awards
Cassidy Elementary – 5,160 pounds, 9.3 pounds per student
Southern Middle – 2,597 pounds, 4 pounds per student

Most Improved
Breckinridge Elementary – 1,196 pounds, 2.3 pounds per student
Winburn Middle – 1,314 pounds, 2.1 pounds per student