We do food drives and clothing drives throughout the year. We also collect toys for tots during the holidays. Last year we started Pennies for Lincoln, we collect pennies during the month of February and donate the proceeds to the local shelter for women and children. Last year we collected almost 75,000 pennies.

We have a super bowl of caring-- where all the kids bring in change and we donate it to a local food bank-- we also have a can food drive in Dec. agin for a local food bank-- we run a giving tree program for families in need at our school for chiristmas- where kids come pickl an ornament off our giant tree in the main library-- the tag might say gift of clothing- size 8-10 for 10 year old girl-- might say stocking stuff-- or toy car-- the families in need really appreciate this.

We do a clothing drive twice a year, for all the families from our school and community. The kids bring in the clothes and then on a Sat. any families from our school and community can come in and take what they want. It is a joint effort on the Parents and children and everybody benefits....lots of fun

We do a school supply drive at the beginning of every year, a coat/hat/glove drive at the cooler weather approaches, and a canned food drive in time for the holidays. We have a book swap event after the holidays, and donate the leftover books to a school in need, and for one of our annual events we collect for charity rather than charge a dollar amount admission. For that event, a different charity is chosen every year. Past years have included a food bank in our area, The Red Cross, our local Ronald McDonald House (HUGELY successful on that one!), and a regional food bank.

The school supply and coat drive are run through our student council, the food drive is run through the school, and the last two are through the PTO.

Our school is small and in a low income area, so we try to help out families as much as possible. We always have a family that we sponsor at Christmas. We also donate spirit shirts to the students we know can't afford them right now, and also field day shirts.

Yes, we do a Food Drive for the local food bank- our sixth year I believe. We also sponsor a Pennies for Patients drive in the spring- our third year. Jump Rope for Heart, Uniform Drive (this does help our families but we invite a neighoring charter school to participate) Summer Free Lunch Program; there is a week in the spring during state testing the Juinors and Seniors participate in various community service tasks in the area.