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The Strathcona Elementary community is in the midst of challenging
times in recent months and years. Our school supports many vulnerable
students and families each year. This has been made even more
complicated in recent months with the Covid-19 pandemic, the
activities connected to the Strathcona Park encampment, and the direct
and indirect impact on the surrounding community. There continues to
be a tremendous need for:
-Emergency funds to support food
security, health, clothing, direct student needs. ($10000)
-Enhancement Activities - These funds will be solely used to provide
learning experiences that go beyond regular classroom activities and
enhance the learning experience for our students. Outdoor learning
opportunities will receive particular focus this year, given the
restrictions of COVID 19. ($5000)
Emergency Funds and access to Programs which support Athletics,
Arts, and Academic Support: Vital to our community is our ability to
support families that find themselves struggling to meet basic needs
for their children. We are able, with your support to provide short
term assistance to them and then support families in building capacity
in partnership with other agencies. These donations remove barriers.
Emergency funds are used to support:
-Food security (grocery
vouchers, school snacks)
-Bus tickets, lice kits, bed bug
covers,
-Emergency needs: These needs included food, clothing,
shoes, winter clothing, beds and linens for families moving into
permanent housing from transition shelters, prescription costs for
things like glasses, antibiotics....
-Holiday vouchers and
gifts
-Food supplies for sharing pantry for families throughout
the year.
-Rain ponchos, mittens, hats for field trips
-Reserved money for children who require clothing - rain boots,
outerwear, warm clothing, sports gear
-Children's registration
costs for after school athletic programs, (basketball leagues,
baseball league, swimming lessons,...) athletic equipment for students
and registration for holiday safe camps and recreation programs in
Spring, Winter and Summer.
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This project is one of many received by The Vancouver Sun Children's Fund for our 2020/21 Adopt-a-School campaign.
Since the day our first Adopt-a-School news story was published in the fall of 2011, generous Vancouver Sun readers have helped us raise more than $6 million to improve the lives of B.C.’s neediest school children.
The money you donate helps teachers and school staff who are dealing with children suffering from the effects of poverty and enables them to provide breakfast or lunch, food at weekends, other necessities (like warm clothing) and educational experiences. We are grateful for your support, and for the opportunity to make a difference.
(100 per cent of donated funds are used for grants. Admin & expenses are either supported by the Vancouver Sun newspaper or paid out of interest on investments.)
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