The 5th annual Metroplex May Day recently took over the Target parking lot in Plymouth Meeting, when The Goldenberg Group and nonprofit Cradles to Crayons teamed up again for a “Battle of the Schools” competition.

Students from more than 15 area schools collecting donations of new or like-new clothes, shoes, toys, books, baby gear and new baby supplies for local children living in poverty, writes Gary Puleo at thereporteronline.com.

The winning schools were  Conshohocken Elementary (most product collected per student), and Colonial Elementary (most product collected overall).

This year the project raised nearly $7,000. Since 2014, the Metroplex May Day has collected nearly 60,000 gallons of product donations, benefiting almost 7,000 children.

Other participants in this year’s “Battle of the Schools” competition included AIM Academy; Arcola Intermediate School; Bridgeport Elementary; Caley Elementary; Candlebrook Elementary; Colonial Middle School; Colonial School District; Garnet Valley Elementary; Highland Elementary; Jarrettown Elementary; Lower Gwynedd Elementary; Pennypack Elementary; Plymouth Elementary, Roberts Elementary; Schuylkill Elementary; Simmons Elementary; Welsh Valley Middle School and Whitemarsh Elementary.

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