St. Joseph Schools complete annual Thanksgiving tradition

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Courtesy of St. Joseph Schools

An eight-year tradition at Saint Joseph Catholic Schools in Ogden made its biggest impact to date the week before Thanksgiving. Students contributed to the schools’ “Buck for A Bird” campaign, which benefits Catholic Community Services’ Joyce Hansen Hall Food Bank. Marcie Valdez, director of CCS Northern Utah, told to school administrators that turkey donations were down this year, although the need would be even greater than in the past. With that in mind, principals Nancy Essary and Clay Jones, and St. Joseph Schools President Joanna Wheelton challenged the students to go the extra mile to earn their dollars to help those in the northern Utah community. Essary said that the elementary students were encouraged to do extra chores to earn their dollars. Even small donations made a difference; the schools’ combined efforts provided turkeys for more than 180 families in need. Courtesy of St. Joseph Schools