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scarecrows propped beside the graveyard.

Goal reached as tables fill terrace

by Paul Wyke
The Review

A joint effort from students,
teachers, parents and local busi-
nesses to provide a healthier
atmosphere at Parkland School is
resulting in a first-class, open-air
picnic terrace.

Over $3,000 was raised for
materials to build top-of-the-line
picnic tables, parent’s association
member Mercedes Landsberger
said Thursday.

Generous donations from the

Sidney Lion’s Club, the Sidney-

branch of the Army, Navy and Air
Force Veterans in Canada, and
significant support from several
local businesses has enabled the
project to swing into full gear,
Landsberger said.

In April, 1991, parents identi-
fied a concern for the lack of

eating/socializing facilities at

Parkland and wanted to help.

But they weren’t alone with
their concems.

A survey was presented to stu-
dents at the school to help identify
what could give the school a better
physical, social and educational
environment, healthy school com-
mittee chairman Colin Ross said.

“We really had a lot of feedback
from students. I think the kids
came to a realization that their
help was needed in order to make
positive changes,” Ross said.

Interested students were chosen
to manage and sort the data col-
lected from the survey.

Students then made a presenta-
tion during a staff meeting, wrote
an article for the parent’s newslet-
ter and designed a model used to
direct the project, Ross said.

“The interest of students really
amazed me. They wanted to make
a difference.”

The Parkland Parent’s Associa-

tion then formed a five-member -

picnic table committee and, with
the help of students, began organ-
izing fundraising activities to fuel
the project.

In October last year, the group
kicked off the campaign with a
garage sale that netted about $450,
Landsberger said.

Since then, with help from
Sanscha Hall by donating the use

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of space for fundraisers, over
$3,000 has been raised for the
project, Landsberger said.

So far, three picnic tables, cost-
ing about $150 each have been
built by woodworking students in

Don Spencer’s class and nine
more are currently being con-
structed.

The project has given everyone
involved a real sense of achieve-
ment, according to Landsberger
and Ross.

“One of the precious things
about it is we’ve served the pur-
pose of what we set out to do. This
is something that will serve our
kids now and in the future,”
Landsberger said.

“Hopefully more parents in the

community will come out to sup-
port this project or other similar
ones.””

The terrace is scheduled to be
completed by June 1993. Once it’s
done, the committee plans on con-
tinuing to raise money for more
picnic tables and areas outside the
school, Landsberger said.

“The best legacy we can give to
our children is a safe place where
they can socialize and learn about
each other.”

Parkland School is very much
like a family unit, Ross said.

“A project like this is the way
for us to come together on an issue
and work towards a common

goal.”

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