Mrs. Crowther's 3rd and 4th grade class were tasked with how to support hunger in their community.
The awesome students of Salina Virtual Innovation Academy went way beyond that.
"Cruisin' Cans" was the solution for the class. While the event had been planned for weeks before Wednesday's wind storm was forecasted, the kids still did a remarkable job.
Mrs Crowther and SVIA principal, Mrs Hutton, joined seven students and five parents for a canned food drive at Dillons on Cloud St, on Wednesday, December 16.
The kids planned on accepting food donations for two hours. However, when the winds picked up to near 100 mph, Mrs Crowther and Mrs Hutton gathered the kids in the store's meat cooler with other customers and store employees, just to be on the safe side.
That didn't stop the kids from collecting "about $60 in cash donations and two shopping carts overflowing and a table that was covered," according to Mrs Crowther.
Everything donated went to the Salina Emergency Food Bank. Way to go, kids!
