Yorkton high school students take pride in Thanksgiving tradition [Video]

Yorkton, Sask. –

Going strong for eight years now, staff and retired teachers from Yorkton Regional High School (YRHS) provide lunch to students leading up to Thanksgiving weekend. This year, over 900 students received a meal.

“It’s our annual Thanksgiving lunch. We feed our entire student body and staff, teachers and care takers, and everyone that is in our building,” explained Roby Sharpe, teacher and student activity advisor at YRHS.

“We’re not talking about a small Thanksgiving lunch here. There’s turkey, potatoes, perogies. These kids they eat, we call it a feast and it’s nothing short of a feast for everyone. It’s pretty exciting, we’re pretty proud of it.”

In preparation for the event, around 20 businesses and groups in the community donated funds to help cover the cost for food and supplies.

“It’s one of those things where you can imagine the magnitude of this project where it wouldn’t be possible without …