Posted November 15, 2011

Blue Creek families helped to donate twenty large boxes of halloween candy for troops serving overseas.

During the week of November 1st, Blue Creek students and families donated bag and bags of their leftover Halloween candy for a good cause.

In the school's second annual "Share With A Soldier" community service project, the third grade classes organized and led the school in this amazing project in which students throughout the school brought in their candy which third graders then put into small plastic baggies and large boxes.

Twenty large boxes of candy and dozens of handmade cards were packaged and sent to Shaker High School, as part of Operation: North Colonie Cares. From there, they were sent to an organization called "Blue Star Mothers," which will ship the candy to U.S. troops serving our country.

"By giving and sharing what they had, our elementary students and families showed that they were ready and willing to do their part to make a difference," Blue Creek third grade teacher Tricia Carlson said. "We are very proud and thankful to be a part of such a caring community!"