FORT RUCKER, Ala. (January 8, 2015) -- Before people left for the holidays and children went home to get ready for Christmas, students of Fort Rucker Primary School made sure to help those in need by collecting canned goods for those less fortunate.
Fort Rucker Primary School held its Share Assembly Dec. 17, the culmination of a six-week canned food drive where the school and students took a final tally of all the goods they collected and presented them to food bank representatives from Enterprise, Daleville, Ozark and Dothan.
"One of our goals is to prepare our students socially to be responsible citizens in a world that is always changing," said Silvia Thornton, FRPS music teacher. "We have been teaching our young students to recognize that there are families in our community and surrounding areas who are in need, and we want them to know that we are making a difference where we live."
"You've supported your community by providing cans of food to give to those who might not have enough food in their house," said Deborah Deas, FRPS principal, to the students during the assembly. "This is also part of how you learn to become a responsible citizen, and that's what we want to teach you to become."
During the assembly, the school hosted a game show with children and students that highlighted the efforts of all the children and involvement throughout the six-week process.
In total, the children collected 1,206 cans of food, with 336 cans of food collected in the final week alone, and each student in each grade did their part. Pre-K students helped by decorating the bags to be presented to the food banks, and kindergarten and first-grade students bagged all of the goods into the bags.
During the assembly, the school hosted a game show with children and students that highlighted the efforts of all the children and involvement throughout the six-week process.
"I'm so proud of everyone for the wonderful job you've done in collecting all of this for people to enjoy over the Christmas season," said Deas.
All of the representatives showed their appreciation with words of thanks and encouraged the students to continue to do what they can to help in their community.
"Thank you so much for all of your work and effort to help us provide to these families," said Charles Gann, director of the Dale County Rescue Mission. "This year we have 411 families signed up for help for food, and you guys have helped them all."
"You've made a lot of people happy by sharing what you have with others. I'm so grateful for that and proud of what you do, and proud to be a part of your community," added John McCullough, Daleville food bank representative.
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