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Sarasota News Leader December 6, 2013 Page 71 VENICE HIGH STUDENTS DONATE THANKSGIVING MEALS Students in several classrooms at Venice High School participated in a fundraiser called See the Change, held Nov. 11-15, that raised $1,237 to buy Thanksgiving meals at Publix for local families in need, the Sarasota County School District has announced. During the fundraiser, buckets to collect coins from students were placed in 25 classrooms, a news release says. The project was planned by the peer-counseling group Wolfe Peers Assisting and Counseling, also known as Wolfe PAC. The classroom that collected the most change won a breakfast party, the release adds. The Wolfe PAC, advised by School Counselor and Senior Activities Advisor Nicole Wolfe, was formed in 2008 with a grant from New College of Florida and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Ten students in grades 10-12 participate in the program, the release notes. Wolfe PAC activities include mediating peer conflicts, working with middle school students on their transition to high school, mentoring Venice High freshmen and assisting and counseling special education students. Venice High School is located at 1 Indian Ave. in Venice. Members of the Venice High School Wolfe PAC count coins for the group's See the Change project: (from left) Tausif Khan, grade 12; Teri DeNiro, grade 11; Veronica Phifer, grade 10; and Lexie Flerlage, grade 12. Contributed photo