41,408 Cans for KIDS CANS

November 12, 2009

Local Students Give 41,408 Cans In This Year’s KID’S CANS Canned Food Drive

Benefiting Wesley House Community Center

Twenty-eight local schools collected 41,408 cans during October 19th – November 6th to help those less fortunate in our community though the work of Wesley House Community Center.

Popeyes and Little Caesars sponsor the event each year and work with schools within the city and surrounding counties. Participating schools where Calvary Christian, Clarkdale High School, Clarkdale Middle School, Clarkdale Elementary School Community, Christian School, Crestwood Elementary, Lamar Elementary, Lamar Middle, Lamar High School, Magnolia Middle, Newton County Middle 8th Grade Reading Classes, Northeast Elementary, Northeast High, Northwest Middle, Oakland Heights Elementary, Parkview Elementary, Poplar Springs Elementary, Quitman Junior High, Quitman Lower Elementary, Quitman Upper Elementary, Southeast Elementary, Southeast High, Southeast Middle, T.J. Harris Lower, T.J. Harris Upper, West Hills Elementary, West Lauderdale Elementary 2nd/3rd/4th & Artistically Gifted Classes, and West Lauderdale Middle School.

Lamar Elementary School collected 4304 cans to win the $500 for the school with the most cans collected. Oakland Heights Elementary students collected 4036 cans to win $400. Community Christian Center with 34 students received $500 for the most cans on a per student average with each student averaging 53.18 cans each for a total of 1808 cans. Coach Charles Black’s homeroom at Southeast High School collected 759 cans to capture the overall winning homeroom. Lamar Senior Class of 30 students collected 1336 cans to win the class award!

Cans were picked up in two days with the help of trucks and hardworking drivers donated by Long’s Wholesale, Graham Moving & Storage and Wrangler Furniture.

The 41,408 cans will be used for the upcoming holiday season through Wesley House to help feed those who are in need within our community. Visit www.wesleyhousemeridian.org for more information and how you can become involved this holiday season.

Kids CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Kids Cans

SCHOOL	Total Cans
Calvary Christian School	1255
Clarkdale Elementary	838
Clarkdale High School	246
Clarkdale Middle School	52
Community Christian Center	1808
Crestwood Elementary	801
Lamar Elementary	4304
Lamar Middle School	1690
Lamar High School	2830
Magnolia Middle School	383
Northeast Elementary School	1599
Northeast High School	3313
Northwest Middle Jr. High	949
Oakland Heights	4036
Parkview Elementary School	271
Poplar Springs Elementary	2430
Southeast Elementary	2072
Southeast High School	2265
Southeast Middle School	1166
T.J. Harris Lower	814
T.J. Harris Upper	1512
West Hills Elementary	800
West Lauderdale Elementary	344
West Lauderdale Middle School	1184
Newton County Middle School	664
Quitman Junior High	507
Quitman Lower Elementary	1620
Quitman Upper Elementary	1655
Total	41408