North Country School students join the Director of the Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry Linda Young for a photo with some of the eggs donated.
December 30, 2024 —For the last five years, as part of its annual Giving Tuesday campaign, North Country School & Camp Treetops has challenged donors with a special incentive: for each donation received on that day, one dozen eggs from the Camp and School farm will be donated to a local food pantry. This year, 137 donors participated, and on December 23, students and staff from NCS and Treetops dropped off the first delivery of 43 dozen eggs to the Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry.
Egg donations will continue through the winter and spring until the 137-dozen pledge is fulfilled.
“Everyone is so appreciative of the eggs,” said Linda Young, director of the Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry. “It assures protein is available for a lot of people. We’re so thankful to get them.”
Several NCS students helped deliver the eggs to the pantry, providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the vital role that the pantry plays in the local community.
“I liked learning about how special it is for the food pantry to receive eggs because they are fresh and many of the normal items are canned goods,” said Eleanor, a seventh grader at NCS.
NCS also donates to other community organizations, including Craigarden’s Free Food Fridge in Elizabethtown. One student noted that the opportunity to share NCS and Camp Treetops’ bounty helps create a special connection between the school and the local community.
“It felt good to donate to people who need the eggs and might not have them,” said Knox, a fourth grader at NCS.