2,623
During October, Project Reach Memorial crafted a creative way to
collected food for our local food bank, the Food Cupboard. Reach
Council discussed various ways to entice students and staff to bring in
food, especially items which the Food Cupboard needs desperately. A
homeroom competition was created, where the winning homeroom received
one week in the gym during the last block of the school day. As an
extra incentive, if we as a school collected 1500 food items, our
principal would have to run the infamous Physical Fitness Test’s Mile!!
For any additional 500 food items, students then voted for a teacher to
run the mile with the principal!! During one week, Project Reach
students collected 2,623 food items, which means that now not only does
our principal have to run the mile, but so do two more teachers!! The
run will take place on Friday, November 16th at 1:35 P.M. around the
Memorial football field. All are invited to attend!! Project Reach
students plan to deliver the food to the Food Cupboard a few days
before Thanksgiving.