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School’s support for those in need snowballs Cedar Hill middle school raises $5,500 for the St. Vincent de Paul Society Jacob Zinn Zinn Jacob News Staff Staff News
They They call call it it Operation Operation Snowball, Snowball, and and the the name name is is pretty pretty self-explanatory. self-explanatory. For For the the last last 15 15 years, years, students students and and teachers at Cedar Hill middle teachers at Cedar Hill middle school school have have gathered gathered donations donations of of food food and and money money for for the the St. St. Vincent Vincent de de Paul Paul Society, Society, with with the the amount amount of of donations donations steadily steadily growing growing year year after after year. year. Last Last week, week, the the school school celebrated celebrated its its collection collection of of 126 126 boxes boxes of of food food and and a a record-breaking record-breaking $5,500 $5,500 for for the the society. society. “We “We began began with with a a very, very, very very small small food food drive, drive, and and that that basically basically snowballed snowballed into into what what we we have have today,” today,” said said teacher teacher Ed Ed Parent, Parent, who who started started the the first first Operation Operation Snowball. Snowball. “In “In our our early early experiences, experiences, we we weren’t weren’t sure sure what what to to do, do, but but we we were were able able to to find find the the St. St. Vincent Vincent de de Paul Paul Society Society to to accept accept our our gifts. gifts. They They were were very, very, very very pleased, pleased, right right from from the the beginning.” beginning.” At At the the end end of of November, November, Cedar Cedar Hill Hill held its first generosity assembly, held its first generosity assembly, in in which which Parent Parent challenged challenged the the school’s school’s 520 520 students students to to raise raise $2,000 $2,000 and and fill fill 101 101 boxes boxes of of food. food. The The students students tripled tripled their their fundraising fundraising goal goal (an (an additional additional $700 went to families in $700 went to families in need need in in the the community) community) and and easily easily cleared cleared 101 101 boxes. boxes. “We “We have have a a little little school, school, so so 126 126 boxes boxes and and two two tonnes tonnes of of food, food, that’s that’s pretty pretty good,” good,” said said Parent. Parent. The The fundraising fundraising kicked kicked off off at at the the end end of of November November through through food food and and coin coin drives, drives, two two winter winter concerts concerts and and Operation Operation Snowball Snowball night, night, a a craft-making craft-making event event open open to to the the community community that that also also gathered money through bake gathered money through bake sales, sales, raffles raffles and and a a silent silent auction. auction. Principal Principal Carter Carter Giesbrecht Giesbrecht noted noted that that many many students students also also spent spent their their free free time time working working toward toward collecting collecting donations donations through campaigns through campaigns such such as as food food hamper hamper pickups pickups in in the the community. community. “We “We talked talked at at the the beginning beginning of of the the
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Students Students and and teachers teachers at at Cedar Cedar Hill Hill middle middle school school raised raised $5,500 $5,500 and and 126 126 boxes boxes of of food food for for the the St. St. Vincent Vincent de de Paul Paul Society Society through through the the school’s school’s Operation Operation Snowball Snowball campaign. campaign. The The annual annual fundraising fundraising event event was was started started 15 15 years years ago ago by by teacher teacher Ed Ed Parent Parent (right) (right) as as a a way way to to get get students students into into the the spirit spirit of of giving giving while while donating donating to to those those in in need. need. assembly assembly about about what what generosity generosity means: means: that idea of giving not that idea of giving not only only money money but but time time and and effort effort and and love love and and attention attention in in order order to to help help others others and and not not expect expect anything anything in in return,” return,” said said Giesbrecht. Giesbrecht. “The “The students students have have given given their their time time on on weekends weekends and and after after school, school, as as well well as as the the teachers, teachers, and and the the community community has has been been so so generous generous by by donating donating money money and and food food and and coming coming out out and and supporting supporting our our Operation Operation Snowball Snowball evening. evening. “The “The amount amount of of energy energy and and time time these these
guys guys have have committed committed has has just just been been absolutely astounding. It’s absolutely astounding. It’s just just blown blown me me away.” away.” Giesbrecht Giesbrecht credited credited Parent Parent for for the the continued continued success success of of Operation Operation Snowball, Snowball, and and the the increasing increasing support support from from students, students, teachers teachers and and neighbours. neighbours. “He’s “He’s working working incredibly incredibly hard, hard, and and it’s it’s thanks thanks to to him him and and the the tireless tireless efforts efforts he’s he’s put put in,” in,” said said Giesbrecht. Giesbrecht. “It’s “It’s just just absolutely absolutely incredible incredible the the amount amount of of time time and and energy energy he’s he’s put put into into
making making sure sure Operation Operation Snowball Snowball works.” works.” “I’ve been here for about “I’ve been here for about 25 25 years, years, and and the the feeling feeling II get get is is that that people people want want to to give,” give,” said said Parent. Parent. “They “They realize realize that that we we have have to to give, give, that that we’ve we’ve got got to to raise raise the the generosity generosity bar, bar, with with homeless homeless people people and and those those that that are are underprivileged underprivileged on on that that edge. edge. “Everyone “Everyone seems seems to to understand, understand, including including the the younger younger children, children, we’ve we’ve got got to to help help some some people.” people.” jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com
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