Some of Sequim’s smallest residents gave big donations through the annual 12 Days of Giving food drive.

From Dec. 2-17, students at Greywolf Elementary and Helen Haller Elementary donated a combined 3,279 pounds of food over the three-week span.

Students were asked to bring different items each day, including bags of rice (Dec. 2), jars of peanut butter (Dec. 8), boxes of cereal (Dec. 9), canned goods (various), and much more.

“It’s a blessing to live in such a generous community,” food bank staff wrote on social media.

Some classes won bonus recess for collecting the most food each day, including Sharon Murphy’s kindergarten class, and Jennifer Newton’s second grade class at Greywolf.

Fifth graders at Helen Haller Elementary help gather food for the 12 Days of Giving. Photo courtesy Robyn Bacchus

Photo courtesy Sandra Carlson Students in Jennifer Newton’s second grade class at Greywolf Elementary celebrate donations they gave during 12 Days of Giving. For their efforts to donate to Sequim Food Bank, they received extra recess time.