More DREAMS coming true in Rainbow Schools thanks to S’Cool Life Fund

Redwood Acres Public School has received $2,300 from the S’Cool Life Fund to support its Cross-Country Ski Team. With this funding, additional skis will be purchased to allow more students to participate and enhance the school’s recreation program.

“Children learn and grow from a wide variety of activities that extend beyond classroom walls,” said Redwood Acres Public School Principal Susan Cousineau. “The S’Cool Life Fund facilitates this development by supporting extra-curricular programs that make school more exciting and active for students.”

She added: “Our school motto is ‘success big or small, every child, every day’ and with this generous support, we can ensure our children succeed and develop into well-rounded individuals who value fitness and respect learning.”

Redwood Acres Public School is one of four Rainbow Schools to benefit from the S’Cool Life Fund this year. Long Lake Public School received funds for cross-country skis and snowshoes. Gatchell School received funds to improve its school playground. Assiginack Public School received a grant for its drama production.

S’Cool Life Fund is an energetic charitable foundation that is dedicated to making school life a more fun and enriching experience for public elementary students across Canada.

Each year, the non-profit organization generates funds through a variety of initiatives, including the sale of $1 paper airplanes, rulers and stretchy gloves at Priszm Income Fund restaurants – KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – across the country. S’Cool Life Fund uses the funds raised to provide much-needed financial support for the extracurricular activities that fulfill students’ DREAMS in Drama, Recreation, Extracurricular, Arts, Music and Sports.

From new art supplies, to dance classes to programs for special needs students, S’Cool Life Fund supports diverse and creative projects nationwide each year. Since launching in 2005, S’Cool Life Fund has awarded more than $1.75 million worth of grants to supplement the core curriculum of public elementary schools. S’Cool Life Fund applications are accepted annually from September to December and are reviewed and selected for funding by the foundation’s board of directors.

In 2009, S’Cool Life Fund received hundreds of inspiring applications from across Canada that captured the unique needs of students attending school from Vancouver Island to the Maritimes to remote communities in Nunavut. Motivated by the vision and creativity of the 2009-2010 grant requests, S’Cool Life Fund awarded more than $434,000 to finance 231 projects across the country – the most ever funded!

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Media Contact:

Susan Cousineau, Principal, Redwood Acres Public School

Rainbow District School Board, 675-0202.