When the Washington Elementary School Student Advisory Team was looking for an opportunity to make a difference in their community, they found the perfect partner in B&B Market’s “Food Train.”
The SAT is a group of third- and fourth-grade student leaders elected by their classmates at Washington. They decided in April to organize and lead a coin drive and voted to donate the proceeds to the weekly food program.
The Food Train started in March 2020 to provide meals to families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since it began, the program has raised more than $130,000 and provides meals for up to 200 families a week.
During the SAT coin drive, the school raised $1,611.74, according to Washington Principal Robbi Mondati. The kindergarten class alone collected more than $500 in pocket change over three weeks.
What’s more, Northwoods Credit Union in Cloquet stepped in to sort and count the change and added a $150 matching contribution to the cause, Mondati said.
