Music teachers in Churchville-Chili’s middle school recently partnered with Foodlink and some local churches to collect food for Thanksgiving baskets to be delivered to families across Monroe County.Mrs. Shelley Sadler, seventh-grade band director, worked with her colleagues in the middle school music department to organize and run a three-week food collection. Students in grades 5 through 8 were asked to bring in either stuffing mix or cranberry sauce to their music classes. Children in all music classes – chorus, band, and orchestra students – helped with the donations. There was a friendly competition to see which class could collect the most food. The 5th and 6th grade band room won. They collected over 100 boxes of stuffing and about 70 cans of cranberry sauce. A special thanks to Mrs. Mary O’Connor and Mrs. Christie Ricker in that classroom for helping to collect all that food. Second place prize went to Miss Elise Provenzano’s seventh and eighth grade chorus. Other classes/teachers who participated include: Ms. Phyl Contestable, Miss Chelsea Hill, and Mr. David Ciarvella. Overall, the middle school collected approximately 180 boxes of stuffing and 136 cans of cranberry sauce. Those donations were added to others across the county, allowing Foodlink to create 1,060 baskets for families in need across the greater Rochester area. The middle school would like to thank everyone who contributed, as well as Executive Principal Carl Christensen for his support.
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