Community News - A ‘can do’ approach

Over the last term, Maleny State School worked in partnership with the Maleny Neighbourhood centre to collect cans of food for those people in our community in need.  

School Chappy Chris Boughen said this project is another opportunity for students to learn that a little action of kindness such as this can go a long way in helping others in our community.

“We launched this project last year and at the end of the project last year we gave the centre over 100 cans of food.  The students here are very keen to help our fellow community members by providing this resource to those in need,” Chappy Chris said.

The students recently completed their 'can project' by handing across over 200 cans of food to Nancy from the Maleny Neighbourhood centre at school parade. This was a joint project between Maleny School chaplaincy and the student council.  

For all of term three, students brought in cans of food to donate, and Nancy from the neighbourhood centre said she was moved to tears to see the amount of food that the school collected. It filled up Nancy's car with no space left.  

Chappy Chris Boughen said, “I am sure our wider community would love to hear about the generosity of our students and their families.” Well done, Maleny State School!