For the second straight year, Jensen Beach High School has earned the Holiday Spirit Challenge trophy for its toy drive to the White Doves Holiday Project.

The trophy was presented to Jensen Beach principal Ginger Featherstone and two Student Government Association representatives, Heather Babione and Laura Holling, during the United Way of Martin County’s board meeting Jan. 17. White Doves is organized by Martin Volunteers, a United Way program.

“We established Holiday Spirit Challenge to encourage a new generation to get involved with White Doves and to promote a healthy competition among the three Martin County public high schools,” said Lisa Haley, the co-chair of the White Doves Holiday Project along with her husband, Tom.

Jensen Beach collected the most toys per student at the school, giving the traveling trophy a home at Jensen Beach High School for the second year in the Challenge’s two-year history.

In addition to the toy drive, Jensen Beach football players, cheerleaders and other students volunteered during the distribution days for White Doves. They helped hundreds of families select and load the donated toys and food at the Martin County Fairgrounds on Dec. 20-21, 2006.

White Doves serves as a central clearinghouse of donated food and toys during the holiday season. Families are referred to White Doves by social service agencies, schools and faith-based groups. They receive groceries, a ham or turkey, and toys for their children.

Overall, White Doves served 1,206 families with 3,087 children this past season.

More information is available at www.martinvolunteers.org/whitedoves or by calling (772) 220-4472.