Queen Elizabeth students pick apples for local food banks

Forty-four students from Queen Elizabeth School in Sarnia had a firsthand opportunity to learn where apples come from on Thursday when they visited Macklin Farms and helped pick apples for […]

Forty-four students from Queen Elizabeth School in Sarnia had a firsthand opportunity to learn where apples come from on Thursday when they visited Macklin Farms and helped pick apples for local charities.

The Grade 2 and 3 classes, assisted by members of the Kiwanis Club of Sarnia Lambton Golden K and other community volunteers, picked 30 bushels of Royal Gala apples in about an hour.

Hosts Joel and Bruce Macklin provided the students with a tour of the market store and a hike around the farm following the picking.

The visit was organized by Golden K member John McPhedran along with teachers Ms. Fraser and Ms. Gibson, who presented the Macklins with a thank you card.

The apples were purchased by the Golden K club and delivered primarily to the Inn of the Good Shepherd for its Mobile Market program. Apples were also taken to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, High Park School, and P.E. McGibbon School, and each student was able to take a couple of apples home.

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