EDMONTON, Ky.- The Metcalfe County Elementary Beta Club started its 15th annual food drive Monday.

The school-wide drive will last from Nov. 3 until Nov. 20. The school will be collecting both canned and non-perishable food for members of the community who are in need this holiday season.

Metcalfe Elementary usually starts the drive in December, but due to the uncertainty of SNAP benefits this month and with most of the school’s students being on free lunch, they decided to begin the drive early.

“Being in a rural, tight-knit community, the majority of our students are on those benefits,” said Lauran Dover, a special education teacher at Metcalfe County Elementary. “Every student in our district qualifies for free breakfast and lunch. So, yes, that is a big deal here, that those childre

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