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Harvest brings together students, communities
By Nicole Chillino
Several District 38 schools brought new ideas to the table to encourage kids and parents to get involved in this year’s Harvest of Love food drive.
At Lewis-Palmer Elementary School, the student council, made up of students in third through fifth grade, coordinated a spirit week in conjunction with the food drive to benefit Tri-Lakes Cares, said principal Lois Skaggs. Students were able to participate in a pajama day, sports team day as well as a crazy hair and hat day for bringing in nonperishable food items for each day.
She added during this year’s harvest, there was so much food collected at the school, the three people who picked it up had planned to go on to another school, but had to, instead, go strait to Tri-Lakes Cares.
Lewis-Palmer held a harvest festival Oct. 30 for which participants were asked to bring a canned item.
“We know we have families who are struggling in our school community and in our [surrounding] communities,” she said.
At Prairie Winds Elementary School, the fourth- and fifth-grade student council visited Tri-Lakes Cares prior to beginning the food drive, said student council director Shi Hayes. She, along with the other student council directors, Shelly Dyche and Mary Glennan, took the students to see what Tri-Lakes Cares does, where they store their food and to learn about the need for food first-hand.
“The kids were amazed by the organization there and what Tri-Lakes Cares does for the community,” Hayes said. Two girls were so greatly impacted by the experience, they wrote a paragraph about what it would be like to go without food on one’s table.
Students were also told while at Tri-Lakes Cares the need is even greater than it has been in years past for canned food.
For this year’s harvest, students were challenged to fill up each of the wooden steps in the school’s commons area with nonperishable food, she said.
The student council went around the neighborhood telling the community about the food drive and held a pajama day at school, for which students could wear their pajamas in exchange for one or more food items, Hayes said.
District-wide, many members of D-38’s staff participated in a day of wearing jeans Oct. 22, in exchange for three food items or a $2 donation for the Harvest of Love, said community relations manager Robin Adair.
At Lewis-Palmer Elementary School, the student council, made up of students in third through fifth grade, coordinated a spirit week in conjunction with the food drive to benefit Tri-Lakes Cares, said principal Lois Skaggs. Students were able to participate in a pajama day, sports team day as well as a crazy hair and hat day for bringing in nonperishable food items for each day.
She added during this year’s harvest, there was so much food collected at the school, the three people who picked it up had planned to go on to another school, but had to, instead, go strait to Tri-Lakes Cares.
Lewis-Palmer held a harvest festival Oct. 30 for which participants were asked to bring a canned item.
“We know we have families who are struggling in our school community and in our [surrounding] communities,” she said.
At Prairie Winds Elementary School, the fourth- and fifth-grade student council visited Tri-Lakes Cares prior to beginning the food drive, said student council director Shi Hayes. She, along with the other student council directors, Shelly Dyche and Mary Glennan, took the students to see what Tri-Lakes Cares does, where they store their food and to learn about the need for food first-hand.
“The kids were amazed by the organization there and what Tri-Lakes Cares does for the community,” Hayes said. Two girls were so greatly impacted by the experience, they wrote a paragraph about what it would be like to go without food on one’s table.
Students were also told while at Tri-Lakes Cares the need is even greater than it has been in years past for canned food.
For this year’s harvest, students were challenged to fill up each of the wooden steps in the school’s commons area with nonperishable food, she said.
The student council went around the neighborhood telling the community about the food drive and held a pajama day at school, for which students could wear their pajamas in exchange for one or more food items, Hayes said.
District-wide, many members of D-38’s staff participated in a day of wearing jeans Oct. 22, in exchange for three food items or a $2 donation for the Harvest of Love, said community relations manager Robin Adair.
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