Watch Valley students make a personal delivery of food and toys on our school-wide Web channel valleycatholictv.com

Beaverton, Ore. – December 17, 2009 — Valley Catholic School held its annual food drive Friday, Dec. 18. More than a hundred students left campus the Friday before Winter break to deliver two week’s worth of meals and Christmas toys to 25 local homes.

Since mid-November, students in grades 7-12 have been collecting food and holding several grass roots fundraisers in hopes of making as big a difference as possible in the lives of the 25 families. Each homeroom adopts a family whose names are given to the school from LifeWorks Northwest located in the Beaverton Community Center. Students make personal contact with the family to learn their needs as well as find out what kinds of toys for which their children are wishing. The benefiting households range from a single parent with one child to five adults with six children.

Students found many creative ways to bring in cash to maximize their ability to purchase more food and toys for the families. All the proceeds from the fall, semi-formal dance, more than $1,600, were donated to the effort. They even borrowed a beloved history teacher who owns a Santa suit to pose for Santa photos and charged everyone a sitting fee. Excitement for the annual food drive has also spawned an annual tradition of VC students spearheading a mini-auction that brings in nearly $1,000. Student Body Officers entice their friends to bid and purchase great items like monthly deliveries of home-made pie or cookies, reserved parking spots, dinner for four prepared by the Student Body Officers, and offering their time to be someone’s personal assistant for the day.

With the money raised, the Valley Catholic Food Drive is able to provide three meals a day for two weeks to 25 families, purchase ingredients for a special Christmas dinner (turkey, ham, potatoes, pumpkin pie, vegetables, margarine and gravy), as well buy eggs, milk, bread, apples and oranges for each family. Students also provide all recipients with toys for each child in the family and give a $90 gift certificate to Fred Meyer for the parents.

WatchValleystudents make a personal delivery of food and toys on our school-wide Web channel valleycatholictv.com

Posted by Karen Crandal in Home Page Features, VCELS Features, VCES Features, VCHS Features, VCMS Features