Queen Margaret’s School forms a food chain

Students of a variety of ages have fun doing QMS’s 2019 Food Chain. (Hayley Picard photo)Students of a variety of ages have fun doing QMS’s 2019 Food Chain. (Hayley Picard photo)
Molly Royal laughs with a classmate during the QMS Food Chain event, 2019. (Hayley Picard photo)Molly Royal laughs with a classmate during the QMS Food Chain event, 2019. (Hayley Picard photo)
Neven Bains does his part in the QMS Food Chain, 2019. (Hayley Picard photo)Neven Bains does his part in the QMS Food Chain, 2019. (Hayley Picard photo)
QMS forms a food chain, part of an event that donated food to the food bank. (Hayley Picard photo)QMS forms a food chain, part of an event that donated food to the food bank. (Hayley Picard photo)
Xavier Rasul-Jankovics in the QMS Food Chain, 2019. (Hayley Picard photo)Xavier Rasul-Jankovics in the QMS Food Chain, 2019. (Hayley Picard photo)

Queen Margaret’s School held its annual Food Chain event recently and successfully gathered more than 1,000 pounds of non-perishable items for the Cowichan Basket Society.

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