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Butterfield School Collects Record Amount of Candies

The Libertyville elementary school broke the school record and collected 302 lbs of candy for troops and local organizations.

By Chi-an Chang
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November 14, 2011

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"We are really proud of how much candy we collected because it showed that so many people cared," said Taylor Heimert (center).

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Members of Butterfield School's Student Council spent their lunch break weighing candies collected from students as part of Operation Gratitude.

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Started four years ago by Pat Krech, physical education teacher at the school, Operation Gratitude collects candies from children then donates them to troops.

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(From left to right) Molly Hazen, Taylor Heimert, Rachel Benner, and Sadie Eyre; all members of the Student Council.

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Five members of the Student Council helped bring the candies to the Nurses Station, where they were weighed.

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Originally, candies collected through Operation Gratitude were all donated to the troops but this year the Student Council decided to donate it to different organizations because the troops were not looking for as much candy, according to Sadie Eyre, president of the Student Council.

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(From left to right) Sadie Eyre, Taylor Heimert and Rachel Benner collecting buckets of candies.

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