Giving Thanks in 09′
November 23, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Giving Thanks in 2009!
During this holiday season the Wade Family Foundation teamed up with Challenger Elementary School to donate can foods and water to St. Mary’s Food bank. Challenger did not plan to do anything out of the ordinary for the 2009 can food drive however ended up doing extraordinarily! Just as most schools in the Phoenix area Challenger asked their student body to participate in giving and bring in can goods. The Wade Family Foundation offered to donate incentives to encourage the students to give despite what they may not have (93% of the student body receives a free or reduced lunch). The incentives
were as follows: 1st place = IPOD Nano, 2nd place = $75 Best Buy gift card and 3rd = $50 Best Buy gift card and they seemed to have made a difference. The total number of items Challenger collected was 9,147! They collect approximately 8,000 more cans than Coyote Ridge, Landmark, Discovery, Horizon, Mensendick, and Desert Garden! Obviously all of the students put in a tremendous effort which resulted in such big turnout however there were several individuals that went above and beyond with their generosity.
The 1st place award went to 5th grader Alyssa Sifuentes (left). She collected 1,051 cans on her own! Making her the proud recipient of the IPOD NANO!
2nd place went to 7th grader Derek Jacob (right)!
3rd place went to 5th grader Bianca Ramirez (below, left)!
We give honorable mention to Ms. Wilson’s homeroom class for bringing in the most cans as a class/team effort! We also give a special thank you to Ms. Clark’s class who housed all of the food and brought in can goods despite being exempt from the prizes. Thank you Challenger students and staff for making this effort a great success!
The Wade Family encourages all to remember others especially during this time of the year and give whenever it is possible. We give thanks!