Way to Go Ladies!
Two middle school students are celebrating a great accomplishment this week! Isabella Grezner and Alyssa Anderson have raised almost $1200 to buy a filtered water bottle filling station and water fountain. Using a flyer they created, the students approached various local businesses asking for donations for the water station. Izzy said, “The community really came through for us and the company we are buying it from offered an almost $400 discount.” The largest donations came from 258-TIRE, Trend Services, Voice Motors, Sideroad Chocolates, and Pioneer. Many other businesses donated money to this project. “They said they really like donating to a local cause, especially the schools,” Alyssa shared. The idea came from a need in the building for a centrally located water bottle filling station and filtered water fountain. The Teen Health Corner had placed one in the gymnasium, but it was too far to reach between classes for students. “The water station will save on water bottles and will get kids to drink more water, which is really healthy,” commented Mrs. Martin, the teacher who inspired the project. The hope is to have the water station installed by the end of March to complete the International Baccalaureate Community Project. If anyone would like to donate to water stations in the middle school, they can contact the Kalkaska Middle School office.
