Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Food Drive Was an Over-the-Top Success!

Second Harvest Food Drive was a huge success! Our goal was to collect 500 pounds of food in less than two weeks. We blew that out of the water and raised 2,228 POUNDS OF FOOD! The driver said he had not seen a pick-up that big in his three years of driving.

In addition to the 2,228 pounds of food, the WP community also gave $360 in donations. Second Harvest can stretch each dollar donated to purchase about $9 worth of food. That means we were able to give an additional $3,249 worth of food.

Congrats to Mrs. Wyatt's 3rd grade class. They brought in the most items -- over 200 pieces!They had the honor of helping load up the truck on Monday. The kids had a great time and (in their words) said that being the top classroom was ...

  • Winning the Superbowl
  • Winning American Idol
  • Getting a new puppy
  • Winning the lottery
  • Getting a new baby brother or sister
  • Meeting Adrien Peterson
  • Having a snow day!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU to everyone who participated! Our WPPA Vice-President, Julie Pierce headed up this project and did a fantastic job making it come together. Board members Teri Anderson and Sheila Grand, as well as WP staffers including Kari Page, Anna Nelson, Cindy Ridge and the always-wonderful custodial staff all pitched in to help. And of course, each and every one of the fabulous WP students who collected food and donated money! Because of these efforts, so many people will benefit this holiday season!