StuCo collects funds for Chest

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Albany Jr./Sr. High Student Council was busy collecting for a community-wide cause on Sunday, breaking a record with the amount they raised.

About 20 members of the council gathered to go trick or treating, but instead of traditional treats, they were collecting donations for the Albany Chest.

The group raised a record amount of $1,702 going door to door dressed in their Halloween finery.

“It went really well,” sponsor Jenny Scott said. “We exceeded our goal of $1,000 with a new record thanks to the generosity of the people of Albany.”

The student council has traditionally helped collect money to go towards the Chest’s annual fund drive. This year’s goal for the Chest is $47,000, which will be distributed among 24 local organizations.

“Before they went, we stressed the importance of helping raise money for the organizations that the Chest funds,” Scott said. “All of them have been affected by at least one of the organizations that receive money, so it was a good experience for them to see first-hand how money is raised and see people giving to help the cause.”