Faculty pantries within the La Crosse space are getting a lift within the weeks round Thanksgiving. The DBS Group has joined three native districts in meals assortment efforts, which can run via early December.
It's a marketing campaign appreciated by Kate Mattison, a social employee at La Crescent-Hokah Faculties. “We have been capable of ship loads of meals house with our college students on the finish of the varsity yr final yr, so now we'll be capable of refill these cabinets this winter,” Mattison mentioned.
The districts of Onalaska and Holmen may even profit from meals donated to the Faculty Pantry Inventory-Up undertaking.
La Crosse Public Faculties is working with DBS on a distinct undertaking to place more cash towards the humanities and different particular faculty wants. The group has pledged $5,000 for what known as the Degree Up Studying Problem in La Crosse. DBS's Chris Walters says the brand new effort grew out of final yr's meals drive promotion.
“The La Crosse faculty district was concerned in supplying the varsity pantry final yr,” Walters mentioned, “and in speaking to them, they indicated that there have been various wants that have been extra necessary for this yr.”
La Crosse Superintendent Aaron Engel says the fundraising will assist help lots of the particular applications provided by native faculties, together with arts and music actions.