Sanislo Food Drive

WOW! The Sanislo community once again demonstrated their tremendous generosity during our annual winter food drive. Our school of just over 300 students blew away our goal of 1000 lbs of nonperishable food, toiletries and cleaning supplies with their donations totalling nearly 3000 pounds (2912 to be exact). In full disclosure, one of our truly big-hearted dads once again donated hundreds of pounds of food to help his son’s class win the class competition. However, even without his amazing generosity, our kids still topped a ton (!!) of donations. There were more than enough donations this year to provide for our own school families needing extra help AND to share with the greater community through the food bank. Given the current economy and the fact that approximately half our students qualify for free or reduced meals, this is certainly an example of the kids’ and teachers’ care for one another.

Representatives from Mr. Apostol’s class accepted the trophy as this year’s winners, and their class leads off initial plate on our new plaque that will commemorate each year’s “Annual Sanislo Food Drive Superstars.” Mrs. Goethe’s kindergarten class and Mr. Simmon’s 4th graders also deserve mention for their tremendous efforts. Since the entire school did such a fabulous job showing us just what outstanding citizens they are, EVERY class won ice cream. Congratulations to you all!

By Newsletter in Family Fun, Newsletter on December 18, 2009