Students at the Alternative Center for Excellence in Danbury served more than 300 Thanksgiving meals Tuesday to  the community.  The annual event is their way of saying thanks to the community that supports them.  ACE has been hosting the gathering at no cost to guests for more than 35 years. 

About 100 students from the school, along with seven students from the culinary program at Henry Abbott Technical High School served the meal, with turkeys donated by Stew Leonard’s in Danbury. The food was prepared by Chefs from Abbott Tech.

During the month of November, students at Shelter Rock School collected more than 400 cans and boxes of food to donate to the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury.  The center came to the school Wednesday to pick up the food to be used to make Thanksgiving baskets for people in need. The students also collected enough money to purchase $70 worth of gift cards to a local supermarket.