The true "!" at the end of each year is Shop & Share - you all continue to allow us to grow what we're able to do during the Holidays, but also the ability to support the students and families in Forest Hills schools all year long. Any monies remaining after Shop & Share wraps up each year are used to fund the grant requests Forest Hills school counselors make on behalf of our students in need, along with the service projects our school students and families and community have the opportunities to be a part of. Shop & Share is a month long event that, in reality, lasts all year long! Check out the photos from this year's campaign below!
2019 marked the 11th year of this event and you all answered the ask once again. With your help, we supported more than 1.060 people with nearly $60,000 in fulfilled holiday wishes and sustainability for the year. At the top of the list your support benefited are 389 students, and their parents/guardians, in the 83 Forest Hills families our counselors requested support for. They, along with our other partners at Beech Acres Parenting Center, Jack's Closet, Inter Parish Ministry and St. Joseph's Orphanage, have expressed much thanks for all we were able to provide them this year.
This project exemplifies community effort! The 262 donors who donated online or requested a list to "adopt" were joined by nearly 300 shoppers at Target on December 4, who shopped using money raised by students from all 6 elementary schools and Nagel during a week of "Coin Wars". Target shoppers were greeted by and received lists from 4th-7th graders in Forest Hills schools. Nagel's Orchestra entertained shoppers with their impressive interpretations of Holiday tunes. Anderson and Turpin students kept the many packages at Target organized and where they needed to go. This is what makes Shop & Share a success year after year - each and every one of us.
The best fire department in the country, Anderson Township's finest, was again an incredible support with Kroger gift cards, that will be used to support Forest Hills students and families in 2020, and an entire EMS vehicle overflowing with toys. Last but certainly not least, Forest Hills bus drivers that spend their days getting our kids to and from school safely jumped in this year. They organized a 12 Days of Christmas food drive within the Operations Center on Round Bottom Road and wow, did they make their mark. Their donations provided 10 bags of staple items for school families needing some extra help to get through the Winter Break; the remaining went to Christy Colgazier with Huff Realty to support her office's efforts to keep the pantry boxes around the Township and Village stocked.
2019 marked the 11th year of this event and you all answered the ask once again. With your help, we supported more than 1.060 people with nearly $60,000 in fulfilled holiday wishes and sustainability for the year. At the top of the list your support benefited are 389 students, and their parents/guardians, in the 83 Forest Hills families our counselors requested support for. They, along with our other partners at Beech Acres Parenting Center, Jack's Closet, Inter Parish Ministry and St. Joseph's Orphanage, have expressed much thanks for all we were able to provide them this year.
This project exemplifies community effort! The 262 donors who donated online or requested a list to "adopt" were joined by nearly 300 shoppers at Target on December 4, who shopped using money raised by students from all 6 elementary schools and Nagel during a week of "Coin Wars". Target shoppers were greeted by and received lists from 4th-7th graders in Forest Hills schools. Nagel's Orchestra entertained shoppers with their impressive interpretations of Holiday tunes. Anderson and Turpin students kept the many packages at Target organized and where they needed to go. This is what makes Shop & Share a success year after year - each and every one of us.
The best fire department in the country, Anderson Township's finest, was again an incredible support with Kroger gift cards, that will be used to support Forest Hills students and families in 2020, and an entire EMS vehicle overflowing with toys. Last but certainly not least, Forest Hills bus drivers that spend their days getting our kids to and from school safely jumped in this year. They organized a 12 Days of Christmas food drive within the Operations Center on Round Bottom Road and wow, did they make their mark. Their donations provided 10 bags of staple items for school families needing some extra help to get through the Winter Break; the remaining went to Christy Colgazier with Huff Realty to support her office's efforts to keep the pantry boxes around the Township and Village stocked.
Save these dates for Shop & Share 2020!
Nov 12: Shop & Share 2020 begins
Dec 2: Target Shopping Night
Nov 12: Shop & Share 2020 begins
Dec 2: Target Shopping Night