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More than 70,000 pounds of food raised for Southeast Missouri Food BankFriday, November 6, 2009
Notre Dame student Robby Hinson, left, Food Bank staff member Danny Stotler, student Mollina Stallings, right, and Notre Dame teacher Daniel Strohmeyer unload a portion of the school's donation of more than 5,600 cans of food collected for the Southeast Missouri Food Bank on Thursday at the facility on Nash Road. In all, 70,834 pounds of food were donated, about 30,000 raised by schools and 41,000 donated by Tyson Foods. Notre Dame Regional High School won the Division A contest among schools with more than 250 students. Eagle Ridge Christian School won Division B, schools with 250 or fewer students. Read more about area schools at semissourian.com/schools. Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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Let me see if I understand. First we rally the pulbic to give food to the schools, then we rally the schools to give food to the public. Who needs
gov. programs when this works so well?
Is anyone surprised that private schools would win the generosity contest?
Is it surprising that those "rich capitalists" that send their kids to private schools are generous with their blessings?
The most efficient way to help those in need are the private charitable acts of individuals....not big government redistribution of wealth.
Too bad we will all forget this when the next poverty pimp in Washington gets up and demands more of your tax money for their program.
First of all we are not all "rich capitalists", we choose to send our kids to a school that teaches values and where they have to respect the teachers and the world around them. Giving is part of there learning they receive. Those of us who are not "rich" continue to give to those who need help!