Dexter, Missouri -Students collected nearly 200 coats from their annual holiday Coat Drive at Central Elementary School.  

The coats were donated to the Stoddard County Gospel Mission.  

Top classrooms who collected the most coats in each grade were rewarded with a pizza party. The annual coat drive has been project at Central Elementary School for many years.  The coats are distributed to children and adults in need throughout Stoddard County.

The classroom of Cassie Templemire collected the most coats for third grade.  She is pictured with Kim Slavings, Gospel Mission Director and her students who worked so hard to bring in coats.  

Ms. Templemire's classroom students are: Claira Bailey, Luke Bishop, Elizabeth Bolin, Brooklyn Boyer, Madison Carey, Beau Carrier, Kati Carrillo, Joshua Farver, Christiaan Haasbroek, Hunter Hare, Marlie Hatton, Conor Broughton Henderson, Makayla Hook, Kenady Krapf, Katelyn Nichols, Carly Patterson, Avery Riley, Ahna Robinson, Korbin Williams, and Ryleigh Wilson.

Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor.