In conjunction with the Brownwood Reunion Hands on a House Competition held during the weekend of September 20-22, participants and sponsors raised 10,979 canned goods in their annual food drive with help from these local schools.

Eight local elementary and middle schools recently participated in food drive.  For their help getting the food drive off to a great start with 6,147 cans, the top class at each school was awarded a pizza party hosted by organizers of the event Coldwell Banker and TexasBank.  Four of these parties took place last week.  The remaining schools will have parties this week.

Ms. Kelly Hutchin’s 3rd Grade class (pictured at top) was celebrated at Early Elementary on Monday. They brought 98 of the total 479 items that their school collected for the Food Drive.

Friday three more of the schools were celebrated.

Ms. Leslie Kelley’s 4th Grade class at Coggin Elementary (pictured above) brought 167 of the total 550 items collected at Coggin Elementary.

Next was with Ms. Darcy Stockman’s 2nd Grade class (pictured above) at Early Primary School.  They brought 52 of the163 total items collected at Early Primary.

Finally, Ms. Leslie Kirwan’s 3rd Grade class (pictured above) at Northwest Elementary were the top winners with 195 out of the total 2,171 items collected at Northwest Elementary.

“We are so very proud of these kids and the way they helped out with this great project to collect food for the 2013 Hands-on-a-House Food Drive for Good Samaritan Ministries and St. John’s Food Pantry,” said Coldwell Banker officials in a media release.

The Hands on a House event this year was sponsored by Coldwell Banker, Mark Campbell & Associates, TexasBank Mortgage, Landmark Life Insurance Company, Ingram Concrete LLC, and Johnny Cantwell – Contractor.

Photos contributed.