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Ballwin Elementary Takes Shopping Carts to the Next Level

Students and teachers competed in a shopping cart race to kick off a canned food drive.

students and staff were off to the races Sept. 12.

But not in the manner you may expect. Teachers worked with students to decorate shopping carts for a cart race outside the elementary school. The race launched a canned food drive aimed at showing students a way to give back to the community.

Collections for the canned food drive begin Sept. 17 and will be donated to community food shelters, according to the Rockwood Schools report.

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