MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A local elementary school is taking action to feed the community and breaking records in the process.
Pershing Elementary collected thousands of canned foods over the past three weeks.
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Two teachers and the vice principal organized the school drive.
The district says students and staff collected more than 4,100 cans, with the help of students in 31 classes.
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School officials say this is the largest amount ever collected by a Madera Unified school.
The cans were donated to a local church, which will be giving them out in the coming weeks.