Students and teachers in Floyd County Schools have once again opened their hearts and their cupboards to help those in need.  During the annual event held sponsored by 11Alive news in Atlanta, 14 of our schools collected and donated over 180,000 cans to the annual Can-a-thon held by the Salvation Army.  The school totals helped to make the Rome effort one of the largest collection locations in the nation. 

Model Middle School once again led all schools and organizations with 64,895 cans.  Model Middle eclipsed their record setting total of over 63,000 collected last year.  Pepperell Middle School students also showed their giving spirit by collecting 47,100 to be the second largest donator of cans this year.  Floyd County Schools had the top five donations collected during the event.  Pepperell Elementary donated 27,782; Model Elementary, 15,262; and Armuchee Middle, 10,140.

The schools that participated in the Can-a-thon and amounts donated are:

Pepperell High, Cave Spring Elementary, Armuchee High, Armuchee Elementary, McHenry Primary, Coosa High, Pepperell Primary, Coosa Middle, and Model High also participated in the effort to push the Floyd County School System’s total over 180,000 cans.

Students, teachers, and parent volunteers loaded buses and trucks with cans for the trip to State Mutual Stadium to make their donation.  Students also volunteered to help the event organizers to unload the donated cans.