The Hays High School Hope Pantry was the recipient of the Young Children Priority One Project.

Kiwanis clubs from across the state collected donations to benefit the HHS Pantry.

Melissa Romme, president of the Kiwanis Club of Hays, presented checks, cash and gift cards totaling more than $1,000, as well as numerous non-perishable food and hygiene items.

The USD 489 Foundation for Educational Excellence recently donated $475 to the USD 489 Hope Pantry.

The donation will be used to aid the Hope Pantry in purchasing food items for spring break food boxes that will be distributed to families in need.

Sixty USD 489 families will receive food boxes this week for students who may not otherwise have sufficient food to eat over the extended break.

Several board members volunteered to help package the boxes before they were sent to the schools.

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