Franklin elementary schools hold annual food drive

Franklin Area School District’s elementary schools held their third annual canned food drive to benefit local charities. Over a two-week time period, students at Central, Sandycreek and Victory elementary schools collected food items. For the third year in a row, students at Victory Elementary collected the most items – 3,976 -and earned a trophy for their efforts. In total, the three schools collected 7,278 items that were donated to the Clintonville Food Pantry, Salvation Army in Franklin and St. Patrick Church in Franklin. Some of the students who participated include Breanna Winkler, Chase Morrison, Garrett Ford, Will McKinley, Addison Wentworth, Sydney May, Lane Freer and Andi Coast. (Submitted photo)