Local schools collect items for citywide clothing drive
The Elegant Penguin has reached out to Candlelighters to help students collect clothes for the less fortunate while raising money for their schools.
About 50 schools participated in the annual clothing drive.
The two schools with the most clothes collected will get to meet Marc Brown, the creator if Arthur the Aardvark, at the Elegant Penguins “Couple and Family Expo” on April 2.
The schools participating in the drive will be:
Eastwood Knolls
Eastwood Middle
Eastwood Heights
Del Valle Elementary
Eastpoint
Edgemere
Scottsdale
Pebble Hills
Tierra Del Sol
Trinity First
Lundy
Pasodale
A Place to Grow Daycare
Bonham
Drugan
Loma Terrace
Capistrano
Heart Elementary
Dixon Elementary
Pressa Elementary
Putnam Elementary
Barron Elementary
North Star Elementary
Sageland Elementary
Cielo Vista Elementary
Mission Ridge
Horizon Heights
Glen Cove
Purple Heart
Escontrias Elementary
You can also support your neighborhood school by dropping off some clothes in the Candlelighters donation bins.
