The annual canned food drive at Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock called Robin Hood Days collected a total of 68,996 cans and cash equivalents this year. The results of the student-led drive, which benefits local organizations that provide meals for Arkansas families in need, were announced at the end of the school’s Thanksgiving prayer service Nov. 22.
“Robin Hood Days is such a special time for the Mount community,” Isabella Nguyen, a senior class officer, said. “It is a time when the sisterhood here really shines through in the way homerooms band together to find new ways to fundraise and grades join as one to reach a common goal. I’m so proud of the ownership I’ve seen so many girls take during these past three weeks as they’ve stepped out of their comfort zones and worked collectively to raise as many cans as possible for those in need.”
During the nearly monthlong drive, students collected cans and cash donations from family, friends and neighbors in addition to holding class-sponsored fundraisers. This year’s winning class was the senior class, which more than doubled its individual goal by collecting 20,108 cans.
For 50 years, Robin Hood Days has helped provide food and monetary donations to local organizations, including Arkansas Foodbank, The Helping Hand of Greater Little Rock, Union Rescue Mission, Jericho Way, Our House, OXFAM and Catholic Charities.
