community wall links: Letter carrier food drive blows away previous Washtenaw County donation record; AAPS proposal to cut funding for summer music camp saddens student

The local 2012 Stamp Out Hunger food drive broke all previous records.

From a record-breaking food drive conducted by area letter carriers to a student's passionate letter in defense of funding music programs in the schools, here's a roundup of some of the stories posted on AnnArbor.com’s Community Wall over the last few days:

By: Food Gatherers: Letter Carriers See Orange in Washtenaw County: Break Local Food Drive Record

... a record breaking 107,819 pounds of food, was collected for Food Gatherers, a nearly 200% increase over the previous year’s drive. This year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive broke Washtenaw County’s record, which was 75,031 pounds in 2008.

By: Natalie D. White: Budget Cuts Affect Music Students

When it comes down to it, that $60,000 that the district is saving is nothing in comparison to the large numbers of students who take advantage of the camps and basically pay for it themselves.