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Ilion, NY 13357

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Jeremy Rich

Principal

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Remington has a "souper" time holding a "Giant" food drive

Super Bowl XLVI wasn't the only game on against the New York Giants and New England Patriots. Remington Elementary held their annual "Souper Bowl" sponsored by Student Council. Students in grades PreK-6 brought in donations of non-perishable items to benefit the Ilion-Frankfort Food Pantry.

Food items were collected the week before the big game. The items students brought in were placed on a collection table representing a football field. Students placed their item(s) in the end zone scoring a touchdown for their favorite Super Bowl team.

As an added incentive, students could be awarded a football cutout  from a faculty or staff member if they were "caught being good." Students would write their name on the football and place it in the end zone of their favorite team. Each football represented a 50 cent donation from the Student Council Activity Fund for the food pantry. This activity fund is supported by money raised from the student store and annual book sale.

Each day the footballs and food items were counted by student council members, and the whole school awaited the daily results on the morning announcements to see if their team was in the lead. The project helped to reinforce the kindness and caring components of the school's Character Counts! character education program. Students learned the importance of giving to those in need and many classes used the daily tallies as math lessons!

Once again, it seems that paper footballs and cans are able to tell the future. When the final count was completed, the New York Giants rose victoriously over the New England Patriots, with a food item count of 313 to 132. The total cash donation from 250 students receiving "caught being good" footballs was $125.00. Of course, the real winner was the Ilion-Frankfort Food Pantry, as many hungry families in the area will now have access to the nutritious food they need!

Shown in photo: Dakota Owens, Katie Murphy, Brianna Trevor (with check), Olivia Klein, Madison Morey, Nicole Franklin, Michael Dihrberg, Samantha Ellard, Kaitlin Bennett, Miranda Tyo.