United Way gets closer to goal thanks to Oxford Primary School
OXFORD – Normally, teachers scold children for running in the halls, but at Oxford Primary School Wednesday, they were cheering them on. The run served as a reward for students who helped raise money for the Chenango United Way through the Miles of Quarters program.
“We broke another record,” said Primary School Principal Tim McDonald.
This year, students in grades pre-K through 4 raised $472.90 for the local charitable organization, $42.90 more than last year.
The students’ contribution brings the total raised in this year’s campaign to a whopping $464,572.90, just $427.10 short of United Way’s $465,000 goal.
The school has participated in the United Way fundraiser for several years. In past years, teachers have even incorporated the program into their math curriculum by tracking the “distance” based on the scale of one quarter equaling an inch. Some years the run has taken place indoors, others outdoors. Last year it was the teachers, not students doing laps.
Apparently the lure of running in the halls proved to be a good incentive. A record number of the school’s roughly 330 students participated this year.
Through the years, the core of the program has remained the same. Students are asked to bring in one quarter for each year of their age. So a 5-year-old would bring in five quarters, or $1.25, etc.
They can’t just ask for the money, though, they have to earn it.
“They had to raise their quarters by doing chores at home,” explained Elizabeth Monaco, executive director of the Chenango United Way.
Many students brought in extra quarters which their classmates could earn by doing chores around the school, said Paula Williams, who helped coordinate the program. According to Williams, students straightened up class rooms, emptied trash and swept the halls to earn those quarters.
Currently only two districts in Chenango County – Oxford and Afton – conduct Miles of Quarters events. Monaco and Williams both said they would love to see other schools participate as well. The competition might prove to be an added incentive.
McDonald gave the entire school “buge ups” for their accomplishment during end of the day announcements, which he translated as “bigger than huge.”
“We broke another record,” said Primary School Principal Tim McDonald.
This year, students in grades pre-K through 4 raised $472.90 for the local charitable organization, $42.90 more than last year.
The students’ contribution brings the total raised in this year’s campaign to a whopping $464,572.90, just $427.10 short of United Way’s $465,000 goal.
The school has participated in the United Way fundraiser for several years. In past years, teachers have even incorporated the program into their math curriculum by tracking the “distance” based on the scale of one quarter equaling an inch. Some years the run has taken place indoors, others outdoors. Last year it was the teachers, not students doing laps.
Apparently the lure of running in the halls proved to be a good incentive. A record number of the school’s roughly 330 students participated this year.
Through the years, the core of the program has remained the same. Students are asked to bring in one quarter for each year of their age. So a 5-year-old would bring in five quarters, or $1.25, etc.
They can’t just ask for the money, though, they have to earn it.
“They had to raise their quarters by doing chores at home,” explained Elizabeth Monaco, executive director of the Chenango United Way.
Many students brought in extra quarters which their classmates could earn by doing chores around the school, said Paula Williams, who helped coordinate the program. According to Williams, students straightened up class rooms, emptied trash and swept the halls to earn those quarters.
Currently only two districts in Chenango County – Oxford and Afton – conduct Miles of Quarters events. Monaco and Williams both said they would love to see other schools participate as well. The competition might prove to be an added incentive.
McDonald gave the entire school “buge ups” for their accomplishment during end of the day announcements, which he translated as “bigger than huge.”
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