Mount Pleasant Elementary School was recently recognized for collecting the most non-perishable food this year among Wilkes County Schools in the annual Benny Parsons Race Against Hunger Food Drive.
Mount Pleasant collects most food in drive
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Mount Pleasant Elementary was recognized for collecting the most food among Wilkes County Schools in the annual Benny Parsons Race Against Hunger Food Drive. From left are Wilkes School Superintendent Mark Byrd, Mount Pleasant Elementary Principal Andrea Byers and Keith Huffman, manager of the Brushy Mountain IGA and Rock Creek Marketplace IGA stores and coordinator of the Benny Parsons Race Against Hunger Food Drive.
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