Adam Hoover, a sixth grader at Sherwood Heights Elementary School, shakes the hand of Sue Whitney on Friday after presenting Whitney and her husband, Greg, with $160 at the Auburn school. Fifteen members of the student council raised the funds on Halloween Hat Day for The Drop-In Center on Pleasant Street. Students and staff could wear a hat during school on Halloween if they donated $1 to the center, which serves food and basic necessities to 200 homeless people in the community each week. Student Council adviser Kris Samson, third from left, said helping the unhoused has been a priority of the Student Council because homelessness is something the students witness every day in the community. Greg Whitney is president of the center and his wife runs the center’s kitchen. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Kris Samson, second from left, and members of the Sherwood Heights Elementary School Student Council answer questions Friday from Sue and Greg Whitney of The Drop-In Center in Auburn. Fifteen members of the Student Council raised $160 on Halloween Hat Day for The Drop-In Center on Pleasant Street. Students and staff could wear a hat on Halloween if they donated $1 to the center, which serves food and basic necessities to 200 homeless people in the community each week. Samson, the Student Council adviser, said helping the unhoused has been a priority of the Student Council because homelessness is something the students witness every day. Greg Whitney is president of center and his wife runs the center’s kitchen. School Principal Mike Davis is at far left. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal