Shopping for the food shelf!

NUACS students take part in Lenten service project

New Ulm - Holy Trinity Middle School students, faculty, and staff donated money during Lent for the New Ulm Area Food Shelf. A total of $1,837.29 was donated this year. Besides a Lenten project of giving to those in need, the students also learned lessons in economics while shopping for a good value. The student shoppers spent $1,665.07 to purchase groceries and saved $620 in coupons and discounts. With the extra buying power $2,285.07 in groceries were delivered. The remaining cash was donated to the New Ulm Food Shelf. This is the seventeenth year of this Lenten Service Project with a cumulative total of $39,907.14.