RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) -- This month, a Rapid City elementary school is collecting donations for animals at the Humane Society of the Black Hills.

Valley View Elementary students and community members are bringing in dog food, cat food, toys and more to help out animals.

"It shows us that we're caring for the helpless. The ones who don't have a home. For them to understand they don't have any toys to play with or they have a home to go to, where to keep warm, keep dry. So we're hoping the children will learn from that." Valley View ParaPro Nancy Bishop said

So far this year the Humane Society of the Black HIlls has seen close to 2,500 animals.

Inside this school, each classroom is competing against each other to raise the most for the pets during this drive. And the winning class will

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