Elementary school kicks off caring and sharing initiative

Food drive underway to help those in need

Dec. 5, 2008 – As part of Voorheesville Elementary School's caring and sharing initiative, students are being encouraged to bring in non-perishable, non-glass items and paper products to school from Dec. 1-12. All items will be donated to the New Scotland Food Pantry.

Students who bring in the same item as Interim Principal Edward Diegel will have their name placed on the bulletin board near the cafeteria where the class with the most students displayed will earn a chance to exercise with the principal. 

The school’s caring and sharing initiative kicked off in late November during a school-wide assembly that focused on helping others, specifically explaining how food pantries help those in need. Retired kindergarten teacher Judy Douglas shared her experiences volunteering at the New Scotland Food Pantry, while a slideshow displayed pictures of kindergartners touring the pantry during a recent field trip.
 
The assembly also featured Kathy Rudd’s second-graders singing “You're A Grand Old Flag” and music teachers Mary Theresa McCormick and Melynda Matheke leading the school in a song about being thankful. Second-graders in Jennifer Scott’s class read poems while students in Terry Luyckzx’s fifth-grade physical education class demonstrated speed stacking.

The event is off to a great start, many thanks to everyone for your generosity.