Misti McMordie’s eighth-grade speech class at St. Mary’s Catholic School presented Veteran non-profit organization Meals for Vets with a donation, raised through their speech projects. Students researched a local nonprofit and presented a speech to friends and family to convince them to donate to their cause. From left are MFV Veteran Support Coordinator Richard Zowie, student presenters Isaiah Guadarrama and Cole McMordie, and MFV Outreach and Veteran Support Supervisor Hope Mitchell. — Contributed photo