[Counselors] Service Project Ideas

[OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board]

Could you do a grocery gift certificate drive in place of items?

On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 8:06 AM OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor
Discussion Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:

> I just wanted to see if my wonderful SC community had any great ideas for
> me on how to help modify a service project under COVID conditions.
>
> Every year I head up a school wide food drive for the local homeless
> shelter in our community.  Classes participate by bringing Thanksgiving
> Dinner food items that the shelter can use to feed the homeless residents
> during the holiday season.  Students bring turkeys, hams, pies, canned
> goods, etc. all the trimmings.  We collect all the goods over one week, and
> I keep track of items brought by homerooms and give the kids points for
> participating.  At the end of the week that class that earned the most
> participation points earns a pizza party and extra recess with me.
>
> However this year, we are very strict on items being brought in to the
> building, extra hallway traffic, and we are not allowing parents in.  So it
> would be a little more difficult to have a traditional food drive (as
> normally the parents would bring in big grocery bags).
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on how I could modify or change my project up
> under these conditions?  If so, please share!
>
> I appreciate your time, help, and ideas!!  God Bless!
>
> ~Rebekah
>
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