It became their uniform of choice when studying from home, but on Friday students at Wagga Christian College walked into their classrooms in their pyjamas.
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Each sleep-wear fashioned student brought with them a donation of non-perishable food to be delivered to Carevan's community kitchen initiative.
By the end of the morning, the school had collected at least five stacked trolleys worth of food cans and packets.
"This is the third donation the Christian College has made to Carevan recently," said Lynne Graham, founder of the community kitchen and Wagga's Australian of the Year for 2020.
"I'm delighted. These are the staples of the meals we make."
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The Carevan volunteers recently surpassed their daily record of meal preparation.
"We made 240 meals in one day a couple of weeks ago, but we can't maintain it at that rate," Mrs Graham said.
"To do that, we need a full staff and a lot of ingredients. Normally, we're making about 550 meals a week."
Year 8 student Angelina Jomon was one of 10 students in the middle school leadership team who organised Friday's events in support of Carevan.
"We had a few options, but we all wanted to do a mufti day and pyjamas felt like a good idea for winter," the 13-year-old said.
"It's comfy [and] we wanted to help those affected by COVID. I know there are a lot of people struggling right now."