Diaper Drive on Tap for Vernon Superintendent's Challenge

VERNON, CT - The latest superintendent's challenge is designed to help needy families with young children.

It's a diaper drive, run rogether with Vernon Girl Scout Troop 10703, Superintendent of Schools Joseph Macary said on Thursday.

Macary is encouraging students and their families to donate diapers for the Hockanum Valley Community Council and the CT Diaper Bank.

Diapers can be dropped off at each local school office.

The Superintendent's Challenge is an annual charitable event conducted in the school system. This year's Superintendent's Challenge Trophy will be presented to the school that collects the most diapers.

Diapers will be collected through Friday, April 29.

The trophy will be presented to the winning school the following week, Macary said,