Minnesauke Elementary School sixth-graders in Patricia Woods’ class recently joined with their first-grade buddies in Jennifer Frole’s class to organize a community service project in the spirit of the St. Patrick’s Day holiday.

Both classes collected small toiletry items and packaged them in party bags, each of which included “lucky” green shamrock notes. Additionally, the classes made flowers out of tissue paper that were placed in decorated water-bottle vases. The classes’ 93 gift bags were donated to Meals on Wheels and another local charitable organization.