Creek Gives Back!
Main Elementary School collected excess Halloween candy, with the help of the entire Beavercreek community, for the 6th year in a row. Students in the fifth grade at Main checked, sorted, and weighed all of the donated candy. In total, the school collected 429 pounds of candy.
Students in 5th grade also put together over 125 goodie bags for all of the first responders in Beavercreek. In addition, we made 10 large candy jars to be displayed at the 5 fire stations and the police station in Beavercreek as a part of this year’s “Rooted in our Community” district-wide character education program. In addition, we were also able to restock some items in the Creek Little Food Pantry in front of Main with pretzels and other snacks that were donated with the candy.
This year, we also sent over 400 student-created letters and pictures to Operation Gratitude in California to be distributed to troops and veterans. Monetary donations from Main PTO also allowed us to mail these letters to California.
Lastly, approximately 150 pounds of the candy were donated to local Veteran organizations, including the American Legion Post 763 in Beavercreek and VFW 8312 Beavercreek Memorial Post.
This year’s program was truly a success and shows how we are Rooted in our Community!