Bluffton 8th grade students recently participated in Meals til Monday's Miss a Meal Program, according to Dan Smith, 7th and 8th grade math teacher.

Meals til Monday is a local organization that provides meals on the weekend to school children whose primary source of good nutrition is school lunches.

Bluffton 8th graders were encouraged to pack their lunch and donate the money they would have spent to Meals til Monday.

Students were able to donate $79.