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Sunshine Place 2nd Anniversary Celebration |
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The weather was fantastic and the activities festive at the 2nd Anniversary Celebration for Sunshine Place held on Saturday, 18.
A lively time was enjoyed by everyone at this year's Anniversary Celebration. There was great food, live remote and music provided by Triple MMM 105.5 fm and special guest appearance by Wisconsin Badger's very own Bucky Badger!! The community also provided support by donating financially to the Sunshine Place and donating food items for the Pantry.
(CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT.)
Also part of this celebration was acceptance of a financial gift from Prairie Athletic Club. The Prairie Athletic Club held a fundraising campaign that was supported by it's members and staff on behalf of the Sun Prairie Emergenc Food Pantry. Jennifer Jungenberg from Prairie Athletic Club presented the Pantry with a check for $4,200. Jennifer shared that it was their goal with this fundraiser to give the Pantry a really good start to the year by providing this support at a time of the year that tends to be a little more sparse with donations. Thank you Prairie Athletic Club and it's members for your generosity and support!!
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2008 Food Pantry Year-End Report
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Utilization Up 33% From 2007
2008 marked the most significant increase in Food Pantry utilization since its inception in 1993.
The number of families utilizing the Food Pantry increased from 5,499 to 7,318. This represents a 33% increase over last year.
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83% Increase in Volume of Food
Moved through Pantry
This increase which includes the Thanksgiving Food Baskets and the Mobile Food Pantry, equates to approximately 458,000 lbs of food distributed through the Food Pantry in 2008. This represented an 83% increase in the volume of food that moved through the Food Pantry in 2008 compared to 2007.
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Sunshine Place Sun Prairie School Food Challenge |
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Sun Prairie Schools Smash
the Food Challenge Goal of 25,000 pounds
by Raising Nearly 50,000 POUNDS!!
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Sun Prairie schools were invited to participate in the Sunshine Place 2nd Anniversary Celebration by taking on the challenge of raising 25,000 pounds of food on behalf of the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry. Each participating school was designated a week to collect food and donations for the Food Pantry from February 16 to March 20. During the period of March 30th through April 1st, all schools could again donate to increase their odds of winning.
The participating Sun Prairie schools took this challenge head on and weighed in with a total of nearly 50,000 pounds (49,571.70 lbs) in donations, which included food and cash donations.
Determination of the winning schools was based on total pounds raised per student.
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PARTICIPATING SCHOOL
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POUNDS PER STUDENT
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C.H. Bird Elementary
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48.06 lbs.
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Creekside Elementary
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5.48 lbs.
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Eastside Elementary
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12.18 lbs.
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Prairie View Middle School
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2.72 lbs.
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Royal Oaks Elementary
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3.46 lbs.
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Sacred Hearts School
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53.10 lbs.
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Westside Elementary
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24.27 lbs.
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The Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry thanks the schools for their amazing efforts and contributions in support of the Pantry. Your hard work also positively impacts the community of Sun Prairie!!! Be proud that you are a part of the mission of "Neigbors Helping Neighbors."
Contest Winners (All 3 Schools in Picture Below)
The Grand Prize winner was Sacred Hearts School. Sacred Hearts won $1,000 (donated by Bank of Sun Prairie) and a school picnic with the Johnsonville Brat "Big Taste Grill" semi.
The 2nd Place winner was C.H. Bird Elementary. C.H. Bird won $700 (donated by the Bank of Sun Prairie). The Student Council chose to generously donate their 2nd prize winnings of $700 to the Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry. A special thank you to C.H. Bird Elementary for their self-less support!!
The 3rd Place winner was Eastside Elementary. Eastside won $500 (donated by the Bank of Sun Prairie). |
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