Students in the preschool, pre-k and third grade classes at Dennison Immaculate Conception School recently participated in the National Souper Bowl of Caring for the first time. 

For two weeks, students collected canned soup (or other canned foods) and monetary donations. The items were then counted, sorted, boxed up and donated to the Twin City Christian Service Center in Uhrichsville. The totals were then recorded with the National Souper Bowl of Caring, which is a project centered around the Super Bowl. Its goal is to inspire people to give locally and make a collective impact on hunger. 

Groups, organizations, churches and individuals collect monetary and food donations in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. All of the money and food donations are logged with the national group.

The students in Ms. Coventry's and Mrs. Neading’s classes collected items, brought them into the classroom and then a picture was taken with their donations and posted on social media that generated more donations from outside the classroom families.

The Twin City Service Center food pantry was thrilled to be chosen as a donation site and sent a van to pick up more than 500 food items and almost $300.

The school plans to participate in the event again next year.

"I hope the children now think of the Super Bowl in two ways: not only as a great football game but also as a way to be super individuals by collecting something as simple as soup," Ms. Coventry said.

Beckett Bowe gets his picture taken with a pyramid of tomato soup his family donated to the cause.
Amelia, Koden and Dax stand behind three cases of soup the class received via Amazon from a friend of the class,
Third grader Lucas Fantin displays his stack of donated items.
Barb Young stopped by the classroom with a check donated by the LCBA of Sacred Heart to be added to the donations to the Twin City Christian Service Center.
Colie Kuhn is with her family’s donation of chicken noodle soup.