Edgewood M.S. Proceeding With Annual Food Drive, Donations Accepted
November 11, 2020 at 11:39 p.m.
Edgewood M.S. Proceeding With Annual Food Drive, Donations Accepted
By Staff Report-
Each year, students, staff, Edgewood families and community partners make the EMS Annual Food Drive a priority. In past years, there have been class competitions, student groups taking shifts to solicit food donations outside local grocery stores and neighborhood campaigns. Combined Community Services (CCS), Our Father's House and 50 to 60 EMS families rely on these donations.
The Edgewood Middle School Annual Food Drive is needed now more than ever, according to a news release from Warsaw Community Schools. As the financial impact of the pandemic affects more people, the necessary health and safety protocols challenge organizers. But, where there's a will, there's a way, and Edgewood Middle School refused to accept the possibility that collecting staples to sustain families over the Christmas break was in jeopardy, the release states.
Calling it "a Christmas miracle," Edgewood Middle School Principal JoElla Hauselman said, "Kerlin Bus Sales offered to match dollar for dollar up to $5,000 to help with our food drive."
Elated, the team was inspired and hopeful when a second surprise was presented. A private citizen made an anonymous donation of $5,000. With permission from Kosciusko County Health Department (KCHD), Edgewood students will conduct an "old-fashioned" food drive and bring donations from home to help to prepare family boxes for 185 families and local food pantries. In addition to family boxes for Edgewood families, the goal is to provide 10 family boxes for each of the eight elementary schools and Lakeview Middle School, 15 to 20 boxes for WCHS and at least five for Gateway families.
Overwhelmed with gratitude, Hauselman said, "Just about the time when we thought we wouldn't be able to do our annual community service project, we ended up being able to triple our outreach efforts! We can only do this with community support. We need cereal, large cans of fruit, toilet paper and laundry detergent. We are also accepting monetary donations. Checks can be made out to Edgewood Middle School and will go directly into the family box project. The need is great. Only when we work together can we achieve such an ambitious goal."
To make a donation or to drop off items at EMS, call 574-371-5096.
Each year, students, staff, Edgewood families and community partners make the EMS Annual Food Drive a priority. In past years, there have been class competitions, student groups taking shifts to solicit food donations outside local grocery stores and neighborhood campaigns. Combined Community Services (CCS), Our Father's House and 50 to 60 EMS families rely on these donations.
The Edgewood Middle School Annual Food Drive is needed now more than ever, according to a news release from Warsaw Community Schools. As the financial impact of the pandemic affects more people, the necessary health and safety protocols challenge organizers. But, where there's a will, there's a way, and Edgewood Middle School refused to accept the possibility that collecting staples to sustain families over the Christmas break was in jeopardy, the release states.
Calling it "a Christmas miracle," Edgewood Middle School Principal JoElla Hauselman said, "Kerlin Bus Sales offered to match dollar for dollar up to $5,000 to help with our food drive."
Elated, the team was inspired and hopeful when a second surprise was presented. A private citizen made an anonymous donation of $5,000. With permission from Kosciusko County Health Department (KCHD), Edgewood students will conduct an "old-fashioned" food drive and bring donations from home to help to prepare family boxes for 185 families and local food pantries. In addition to family boxes for Edgewood families, the goal is to provide 10 family boxes for each of the eight elementary schools and Lakeview Middle School, 15 to 20 boxes for WCHS and at least five for Gateway families.
Overwhelmed with gratitude, Hauselman said, "Just about the time when we thought we wouldn't be able to do our annual community service project, we ended up being able to triple our outreach efforts! We can only do this with community support. We need cereal, large cans of fruit, toilet paper and laundry detergent. We are also accepting monetary donations. Checks can be made out to Edgewood Middle School and will go directly into the family box project. The need is great. Only when we work together can we achieve such an ambitious goal."
To make a donation or to drop off items at EMS, call 574-371-5096.
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