Main Elementary School collected excess Halloween candy, with the help of the entire Beavercreek community, for the 7th year in a row. Students in the fifth grade at Main checked, sorted, and weighed all of the donated candy. In total, the school collected 327 pounds of candy.
Students in 5th grade put together over 150 goodie bags for all of the first responders in Beavercreek. In addition, 8 large candy jars were made to be displayed at the 5 fire stations and the police station in Beavercreek as a part of this year’s “One District, One Mission, One Creek” district-wide character education program. In addition, the Creek Little Food Pantry in front of Main could be restocked with pretzels and other snacks that were donated with the candy.
This year, about 100 student-created letters and pictures were sent to Operation Gratitude in California to be distributed to troops and veterans.
Lastly, approximately 75 pounds of the candy were donated to local Veteran organizations, including the American Legion Post 763 in Beavercreek and VFW 8312 Beavercreek Memorial Post.
This year’s program was truly a success and shows how we are One District, One Mission, One Creek!