The Rainbow District School Board said it surpassed its goal in the latest edition of the Edgar Burton Kids Helping Kids Food Drive. For the second year in a row, the board topped the quarter million mark.
“Each year, we collect food items and monetary donations to support individuals and families in the communities that we serve,” said Rainbow District School Board Director of Education, Norm Blaseg, in a press release.
“This year, we set our goal at 250,000 items. At last count, we collected 257,942. A total of $30,515 in monetary donations contributed to this impressive total.”
Blaseg commended the students, staff and trustees in Rainbow schools for going the extra mile to give. All items collected represents some 130 tonnes of food.
“Our hats go off to the families and local residents who gave so generously to this campaign,” said Blaseg. “This was a true community effort in Sudbury, Espanola, Manitoulin Island and Shining Tree. We thank everyone who made this year’s food drive another outstanding success.”
Blaseg thanked Kerri Monaghan, principal of Ernie Checkeris Public School and Carl A. Nesbitt Public School, for championing this effort in Rainbow Schools.
