Normandeau students hold successful food bank fundraiser
It was a hairy situation at Normandeau School in north Red Deer Wednesday as Principal Hans Huizing had students shave-off his beard in front of the entire school following the successful conclusion of their We Scare Hunger campaign.
Vice Principal Tracy Wirtanen says the Grade 7 and 8 students embarked on their campaign after attending a ‘We Day’ event in Edmonton October 12.
“This is a challenge that they took on, they made posters and publicized it around the school,” explains Wirtanen. “We have a lot of families-in-need in our school, so this was a way for them to give back to the community and raise some food for the Red Deer Food Bank.”
With this being the first time Normandeau students took part in the We Scare Hunger campaign, Wirtanen says their goal was to collect 100 food items.