Rainbow Schools canvass community for non-perishable food items Dec. 3

Many students in Rainbow Schools in Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin will canvass their neighbourhoods for non-perishable food items for their local food banks on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

This first ever Rainbow Kids Helping Kids Day is part of the Rainbow District School Board’s annual efforts to support the Kids Helping Kids Christmas Food Drive in memory of Edgar Burton.

“Last year, Rainbow Schools collected more than 96,000 food items,” said Director of Education Norm Blaseg. “This year, our goal is to collect a total of 100,000 food items to support individuals and families in the communities that we serve.”

He added: “Cash donations are also welcome.  Each dollar donated provides six dollars of food value to the Sudbury Food Bank.”

Rainbow Schools have been awarded the coveted Kids Helping Kids torch for most food items collected four times over the past five years. Torch bearers include Walden Public School, Churchill Public School, Northeastern Elementary School and Chelmsford Public School.

“The food that we collect will be going to all the food banks in our jurisdiction, benefiting students and families in all of our school communities,” said Director Blaseg. “We thank everyone for joining with us to collect one more can.”

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor,
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171, ext. 7217.