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Rainbow Schools canvass community for non-perishable food items Dec. 5

Many students in Rainbow Schools in Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin will canvass their neighbourhoods for non-perishable food items on Thursday, December 5, 2019. 92.7 Rock will be live on location at MacLeod Public School starting at 8 am to kick-off the event.

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

“Last year, our goal for Rainbow Schools was to collect 281,749 food items,” said Director of Education Norm Blaseg. “We surpassed our goal and collected 304,412 items. A total of $43,060 in monetary donations contributed to this impressive total.”

He added: “This year, our goal is to collect 281,750 items, which is one more food item than last year to follow Edgar’s vision to support individuals and families in the communities that we serve. Cash donations are also welcome. Each dollar donated is equivalent to six food items to the Sudbury Food Bank.”

Rainbow Schools have been awarded the coveted Kids Helping Kids torch for most food items collected nine times over the past ten years. MacLeod Public School brought in 84,456 food items in 2018, earning them the first place torch at this year’s Edgar Burton Christmas Food Drive kick-off event.

“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