S’Cool Life Fund makes DREAMS come true in Rainbow Schools

Paul Dayton, back centre, Area Manager for Priszm Brandz (KFC), visited C.R. Judd Public School to present a donation of $2,000 from the S’Cool Life Fund to support the school’s Musical Mania production. Accepting the donation were School Secretary Donna Cacciotti, Principal Michael Bellrose, and the students who captured first place in the lip sync contest held last spring – from left, Taylor Kring, Cassidy McBane, Shayna Graham and Sydney Proulx, who performed a number from the Wizard of Oz.

C.R. Judd Public School in Capreol has received $2,000 from the S’Cool Life Fund to support its annual Musical Mania production, a Lip Sync Contest for students in Grades 4 to 8. Money raised from the event is donated to the Food Bank in Capreol, giving students an opportunity to give back to the community in which they live.

C.R. Judd Public School was one of three Rainbow Schools to benefit from the S’Cool Life Fund this year. Long Lake Public School received $1,500 for new cross-country ski equipment. A total of $1,000 was allocated to Chelmsford Public School to help fund student activities.

In Musical Mania at C.R. Judd Public School, teams of three students lip sync a song from their favourite artist and perform live on stage. They are judged on lip sync ability, co-ordination, costumes, make-up, set design, props and music selection.

“Musical Mania, which is part of our drama program, enables our students to enhance their presentation skills and build self-confidence,” says Principal Michael Bellrose. “Students who entered the contest in 2009 raised the bar for creativity and performance.” He adds: “Musical Mania inspires our young people to use their imagination in a fun and dynamic way.”

C.R. Judd Public School will be using the S’Cool Life funds to purchase a quality sound system for this initiative. According to Principal Bellrose, children learn and grow from a wide variety of different activities that extend beyond the classroom. “S’Cool Life Fund facilitates this development by supporting extracurricular programs that make school more exciting and active for children,” he says. “We are grateful to the S’Cool Life Fund for helping make this dream come true.”

About S’Cool Life Fund

S’Cool Life Fund is a dynamic non-profit organization that provides much-needed funding to support the exciting and engaging extracurricular programs that enhance the lives of elementary students in Canada. Since 2005, S’Cool Life Fund has travelled across the country every September to present public elementary schools with grants that now total more than $1.3 million! From sports equipment to dance classes to musical instruments, S’Cool Life Fund supplies the support needed to help students fulfill their DREAMS – Drama, Recreation, Extracurricular, Arts, Music and Sports. 

The Fund is supported by Priszm Income Fund (owner and operator of more than 400 quick service restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands), XM Canada and Scott’s Real Estate Investment Trust. For more information, please visit http://www.scoollifefund.ca.

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Media Contact:

Michael Bellrose, Principal, C.R. Judd Public School,
Rainbow District School Board, 671-5953.