SAC Donates $4,000 to local food sharing program that directly benefits students in KFL&A.
This year, one of the School Advisory Council's fundraising goals is to support the Food Sharing Project (FSP). For over 40 years, the FSP has provided nutritious food to schools, enabling them to offer students healthy breakfast, lunch, and hearty snack programs. Locally, the FSP supports 88 publicly funded schools in KFL&A, including Maple Elementary. The estimated cost to provide food to Maple Elementary is $20,000 / school year.
SAC has provided funding in past years and committed to $4,000 to support the FSP team's continued efforts this year. We hope to provide additional funding as we continue to work diligently through our fundraising efforts.
The 2024 Public Health report on "The Cost of Eating Healthy" stated that one in three families in KFL&A is experiencing food insecurity. This alarming trend grew from one in six just the year before in 2023. In January, the City of Kingston declared a food security emergency. By providing healthy food at school, struggling families can use their limited income to pay rent, utilities, or gas to get to work.
If any members of our school community would like to support this organization further, you can donate by visiting the website at http://www.foodsharingproject.org/.
Pictured from Left to Right: Brian Cassidy, Wharehouse Manager; Michelle Curry-Sharples, Principal; Ryan Thompson, SAC Treasurer; Anneke Aubert, SAC Co-Chair; Noor Ul-Huda, Nutrition program coordinator
Special Olympics Donations
École Maple has the amazing privilege of hosting the Limestone District School Board Special Olympics Elementary Sports Festival on Monday May 5th. We want to provide a very warm welcome to the 120 athletes who will participate. Our school community will prepare small gift bags for each participant as a souvenir of this special event. We are asking for donations of the following items:
Materials to make 120 gift bags (lunch size brown paper bags and ribbons)
Materials to make 120 friendship bracelets (plastic beads and elastic thread)
Materials to make 120 bookmarks (cardstock and ribbons)
There will be a box labelled "Special Olympics donations" across from the main office where students can drop off the requested items. We would like to receive all donations by Thursday April 17th.
Thank you in advance for helping us with this wonderful event.
School Contact Info
Email: maple@limestone.on.ca
Website: www.maple.limestone.on.ca
Location: 529 St. Martha Street, Kingston, ON
Phone: 613-650-5478
Twitter: @Maple_LDSB