In conjunction with The Maryland Food Bank, students throughout the state of Maryland will be ceremoniously recognized for their benevolence of food collection for the Harvest for the Hungry Campaign during the Kids Helping Kids Awards Ceremony on Tuesday in Baltimore.

The Kids Helping Kids Campaign, now in its 18th year, is a three-week service learning project held during the fall. The campaign provides students with the opportunity to learn about hunger while collecting food for their local food bank. The food banks then distribute the food to children in need across the state.

This is the largest food drive in Maryland; students raised 470,000 pounds and $95,000 for food banks statewide.

Leonardtown High School is among the schools to be recognized Tuesday. See list below.

Top 5 – Most Pounds Collected

South River Senior High School (Anne Arundel)

9,817 (& $7,798)

Youth’s Benefit Elementary School (Harford)

5,979

Crofton Middle School (Anne Arundel)       

5,634 (& $9,200)

Indian Creek School (Anne Arundel)            

5,398 (& $150.00)

Lockerman Middle School (Caroline)

5,344