Columbus in big-time competition with canned food drive.

From: Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA) | Date: December 3, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Brittany Rideout

Dec. 3--WATERLOO -- Columbus High School has sponsored a canned food drive every year for more than 40 years, but this year the students' drive to help could earn them national honors. Columbus students have entered the national Do Something Thanks/Giving Canned Food Drive contest sponsored by Do Something! Inc. Students hope to collect more than 200,000 canned food items, which will be donated to the St. Vincent de Paul organization. So far, stu...

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