poudre school district news PSD schools collect for CSU’s C.A.N.S Around the Oval dollar donated equals two meals for clients of the Food Bank for Larimer Country.
Poudre School District students and staff are giving back to the community during these challenging times. This fall, several schools participated in C.A.N.S. Around the Oval, Colorado State University’s 35th-annual food and fund drive. All donations benefit the Food Bank for Larimer County. Congratulations, to PSD’s top CANtributors : Kinard Middle School (first place), Rocky Mountain High School (second place) and Riffenburgh Elementary School (third place). Kinard and Rocky Mountain won not only top CANtributors spots among PK-12 schools but were also among the top 10 total CANtributors in the community campaign. Kinard took third place and Rocky Mountain won fourth place overall. C.A.N.S. Around the Oval raised about $66,500 in funds and collected over 19,000 pounds of food in donations. Donation totals from PSD’s top five participating schools:
• First place: Kinard Middle School $4,559 donated funds which equals 9,199 meals | 2,375 pounds of food • Second place: Rocky Mountain High School $2,995 donated funds which equals 5,992 meals | 4,269 pounds of food
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• Third place: Riffenburgh Elementary School $1,451 donated funds which equals 2,902 meals | 920 pounds of food • Fourth place: Preston Middle School $711 donated funds which equals 1,423 meals | 1,300 pounds of food • Fifth place: McGraw Elementary School $732 donated funds which equals 1,465 meals | 929 pounds of food
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WISH FOR WHEELS FOCO ROLLS OUT NEARLY 350 BIKES, HELMETS TO PSD STUDENTS When Kimberly Gutirierrez-Cuevas went to school on a recent fall day, she wasn’t expecting the surprise that awaited. As part of the 2021 Wish for Wheels FoCo event, the Harris Elementary School second grader got a new bicycle and helmet—and with them, a renewed sense of independence. “It’s my favorite color,” she said, appreciating the blue bike that sat before she and her dad. “I like my bike. If my parents let me, I will ride this bike to school.” The best part of wheeling out the donated bikes “is the smile, the one you cannot erase,” said Yara Gonzalez, a fourth-year paraprofessional at Harris, who helped with the event. “The joy the students have of receiving something they want and appreciate as a surprise is indescribable.” Denver-based nonprofit Wish for Wheels FoCo has donated bikes to PSD schools for the past two years,
