Paulding Exempted Village Schools are requesting the community’s help with their trick or treat food pantry drive that is planned for this year’s Halloween.
On Thursday, October 31 during the Oakwood and Paulding communities’ annual trick or treat times, Paulding JH and HS students will be out trick or treating for FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS. These students may or may not be dressed up for Halloween, but they will be carrying around BECKS bright yellow reusable shopping bags for non-perishable donations.
Whether you donate one item or 100, every donation is appreciated and will be given to the food bank in your community. Students participating will collect the donations and drop them off that night at the Caring is Sharing Food Bank in Paulding or the Oakwood Fire Department before 8:30 p.m.
The idea started after PEVS superintendent, Chris Etzler, asked for some ways to tie the Social Emotional curriculum, 7 Mindsets, into some community involvement with the JH and HS students.
For the month of November the 7 Mindsets curriculum students will be learning about the mindset “Live to Give”. Each week they will focus on a new lesson, “Stretch Yourself”, “Make a Difference” “Receive Gracefully” and “Create a Legacy”. So to lead up to the month they will kick it off with this Halloween food drive and wrap it up with their Thanksgiving food drive. Class advisor, Tanya Rickenberg, gave the students the idea, and it was up to them to make it their own, run with it and hopefully turn it into a tradition.
