Staff and students throughout Saanich School District worked together during December to fundraise in support of families in need. Here are a few of the highlights:

Prospect Lake hosted a cereal collection project for the Peninsula Lions Food Bank to support our December theme of "Generosity." We collected 208 boxes of cereal and made a domino track with them throughout the school before loading the boxes into the foodbank trucks.

Cordova Bay have been fortunate to experience several wonderful examples of community spirit recently. Prior to the winter break, Cordova Bay held a highly successful used book sale organized by staff which raised over $1,300 for the Peninsula Food Bank.

Bayside once again brought their giving spirit and was able to raise over $15,000 for Santa's Anonymous ensuring many families in Victoria had a happy Christmas.

Parkland held several fundraising initiatives over the last few months – the food drive collected $1,014 and many food items for the Peninsula Lions Food Bank. Leadership students gathered several boxes of warm clothing for the Our Place Society fundraiser. The Parkland Social Justice class donated $277 to the BC Cancer Foundation from their large bake sale. Forty-five pairs of new socks were donated to the Out of the Rain Youth Shelter.

Stelly's had a very successful hamper drive in December, organized by our Social Justice and Vital Youth students, who collected more than 1,300 donated items. Their efforts resulted in 23 well-stocked hampers, along with a significant amount of extra food that was delivered to the local food bank.