{"id":1383407,"date":"2018-12-30T08:28:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T15:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/highland-elementary-students-give-of-themselves-before-the-holidays\/"},"modified":"2018-12-30T08:28:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T15:28:01","slug":"highland-elementary-students-give-of-themselves-before-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kkch\/local-news\/highland-elementary-students-give-of-themselves-before-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Highland Elementary students give of themselves before the holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Highland Elementary Imagination Destination students could have chosen anything for a challenge in their after-school program, but in the end they decided a service-learning project to help those in need. <\/p>\n

A few times a year, these students and some of their classmates can be found serving at LIFT-UP’s Extended Table as they help feed those in the community who could benefit from a free meal. <\/p>\n

Highland Elementary Imagination Destination student Hayden Wheeler said they wanted to help out for their project and got in contact with LIFT-UP. They shadowed another volunteer group for their first, and they have been serving ever since. <\/p>\n

“The holidays is when you give,” Valerie Rivas said. “Student council would even start asking us when we would be serving again.”<\/p>\n

LIFT-UP Executive Director Angela Mills said over 2,000 meals have been served at the Rifle location in 2018, every Tuesday and Thursday at the United Methodist Presbyterian Church. <\/p>\n

“Extended is a wonderful opportunity to not only provide meals to people in need but also provides much needed social interaction for people,” Mills said. <\/p>\n

Volunteers will prepare and serve the meals to members of the community 104 times a year. Mills said the Rifle location averages about 50 volunteers a month. <\/p>\n

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