West Valley Freshman Student Council raised $1000 for the Food Bank!

A simple idea, with a lot of hard work and dedication to see it through, can go a long ways to aid your community.  The ladies in the Freshman Student Council at West Valley understand that!

Borrowing the idea from some younger siblings (remember Mr. Brent's class at Pearl Creek Elementary School that raised $ and bought food to bring into the Food Bank - it was a November blog), the West Valley Freshman Student Council sold Sky Lanterns at several school events and local holiay bazaars.  Through their efforts, the Fairbanks Community Food Bank received a $1000 check today from them!

I truly love it when kids step up and step out like that.  Being willing to put their time and energy into improving their community through simple but effective methods is how this community solves the problem of hunger.  It was a delight meeting the young ladies today and to hear their story, and also to share our story of the Food Bank with them.  Many thanks for their hard work and their awareness that there are folks out there who need assistance. 

Below is the Press Release:

"The West Valley Freshman Class Student Council sold Sky Lanterns to raise funds for their class and also to do something positive for the Fairbanks community.  They sold the paper Sky Lanters at several school events and several local holiday bazaars.  The Lanterns are small hot air balloons that are used to celebrate special occasions.  They are well suited to the dark and snowy winter months in Fairbanks.  They are giving $1000 to the Fairbanks Community Food Bank and are thinking about other ways to give back to the community.  In addition, they are considering investing some of the money into some sort of equipment, such as an ice-cream machine, that might help raise money in the future.  The fund raiser was a total success and the Freshman Class Student Council would like to thank all those that helped support their efforts, with a special thanks to the Freshman Class advisors, Mrs. Dora and Mr. Kahoe."

Thanks!

Posted by Anne Weaver - Friday, 01/20/12, 03:17 PM -