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At our school, the student council organizes and advertises spirit days once a month. We also complete quarterly service projects.
We have
-collected pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House
-collected canned goods for the local food pantry
-blankets, food products, and toys for an animal shelter
-sponsored a baseball cap dirve for a local Verterans nursing home
-collected donations for victims of Katrina and the sunami
-created valentines for nursing homes and children's hospitals
-collected excess Halloween candy for children's hospitals, nursing homes, and retirement homes
-recently raised $15,000 for one of our students who suffered a brain injury

You could also take them on a field trip to view your local government in action.