By Daily Republic Staff

Staff, faculty and students at Nelda Mundy Elementary collected nearly 1,000 pounds of candy as part of a candy collection contest running between October and November. The contest, first conceived by Fairfield’s GV Smiles dentist Dr. Evan Chang and coordinated by Mundy assistant principal, Sherry McCormick, principal Jeff Kubiak and teacher Maria Vermes. After the candy was collected, it was donted to two non-profit groups, Operation with Love from Home, and Operation Gratitude, which will coordinate to ship the candy to troops serving overseas.

Source: Mundy Elementary staff, students collect candy for troops