SASD Community Helping Hands Award
The Community Helping Hands Award recognizes a
school district and their non-school community
partner for their outstanding collaboration in
implementing a successful program, project or
activity that has generated significant local
community involvement and positively impacted
the education of children.
2010 Winner
Spearfish School District & United Way
of the Northern Black Hills
The
United Way of the Northern Black Hills and Spearfish Middle School
discovered a formula to meet the basic needs of students and enabling
academics to soar. United Way partnered with the local food pantry,
caring school staff and community helpers to provide a discreet backpack of
assorted snacks, canned or boxed mini-meals and fresh fruit on Friday
afternoons to young teenagers with growing appetites. The community
enthusiastically joined the cause by sending money, knitting stocking caps
and scarves and providing clothing. The Back Pack Program is a
positive and powerful tool for nurturing children, energizing the community
and reminding that service is the rent we pay for living on this planet.