Students at Ecole Morden Middle School are giving back to their community in an unexpected way.

The student council decided to donate their remaining funds to local charities, $850 to both the Hub Community Centre and Morden Sharing and Caring.

Teacher Tara Chewings explains they aim to develop a sense of community at school, helping them "see they can make a difference right here in our own town."

"Right now in this difficult time students can't go out into the community and help people... so we thought at least our student council money could be put to good use for the people that need it."

The Hub Community Centre provides food hampers, while Morden Caring and Sharing assembles and delivers emergency hampers among other services.