StuCo: A trip to remember

RANGELY I Recently Rangely Junior High held a pop-top drive, where students were encouraged to bring the little metal tops off of cans into school. This was a a fundraiser that was hosted by student counsel to help raise money for the Aurora Ronald McDonald House, a place where kids that are receiving medical treatments can stay with their families, often for very little cost. At the end of the drive, we counted 53,324 pop-tops total – a huge amount for such a small school.
Because of the overwhelming success of this fundraiser Rangely Junior High School Student Council has arranged to drop off the pop-tops on April 27. Diane Slaugh, the middle school STUCO sponsor, will be traveling with the student council representatives to Aurora to drop of the pop-tops in person.
The tops will be melted down and the money from the aluminum will go towards supplies that the house is in need of. The STUCO members will also be taking a tour to see where the money raised will so be going and to get a better understanding of what The Ronald McDonald house offers to families. This trip will bring awareness to the Ronald McDonald House and all that they do, and will show us just how much we have to be thankful for.
RJHS Student Council has decided to take their fundraiser to the next level and continue to collect items the house is in need of before their trip so that they can bring those to the house as well as the pop-tops.
Because families stay for often little to nothing, the Ronald McDonald House is always taking donations, so if you have any, you can bring them to the main office at RJSHS. Student council will then collect the items collected from the community and take them to the house when they go in April. Some things that The Ronald McDonald House is in need of include: nonperishable foods and canned goods; common household products like paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, etc.), trash bags, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, sandwich bags, disinfectant wipes/other cleaning products, white bath towels/hand towels, wash rags, all-white queen-sized sheets and pillowcases, all-white shower curtains; office supplies including sticky notes, white-out, black Sharpies; and gift certificates to Walmart or Target.
Anything you can donate will help the Ronald McDonald House. The community of Rangely really pulled together to raise more than 50,000 pop-tops, we know we can make this trip one the student council members will never forget by getting even more donations to support this wonderful cause. We really encourage you to bring anything you can. Bring donations to the Rangely Jr./Sr. High School office.
If you have any questions contact Diane Slaugh at 970-675-8582 (evenings) or 970-675-2253 (days).