IDAHO FALLS — A local charter school is looking to give back to the community on Thursday, hosting a community food drive and resource fair that will include Santa Claus, a raffle, a food truck and baby kangaroos.

The Community Resource Fair and Food Drive will go from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Elevate Academy, 1873 Walton Avenue. The event is free to the public.

Community members are asked to bring in five cans of non-perishable food to help with the food drive and will receive a raffle ticket in return. The collected cans will be donated to the Community Food Basket of Idaho Falls.

Among other goodies, the raffle items include a massage gun and Elevate Academy swag.

Vice Principal Nancy Heyrend told EastIdahoNews.com that the Student Council has worked alongside community partners to help

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