Chester Community Charter School Presents $7000 in Thanksgiving Holiday Gift Cards to Parents/Guardians of its Students
/EINPresswire.com/ -- Pennsylvania's Largest K-8 Charter School Also Hosted a Drawing For Six Free 15-Ib Turkeys at the Event
Chester Community Charter School, the largest K-8 charter school in Pennsylvania, recently held its annual Thanksgiving Giveaway and Turkey drawing, wherein $7,000 in ShopRite gift cards were awarded to parents and guardians of the school's students to partially subsidize the cost of Thanksgiving dinner. Parents/guardians were also given the opportunity to enter a drawing to win one of six 15-lb. turkeys. The school's Thanksgiving mascot, "Chester C. Turkey," (left) is pictured, here.Click here for high-resolution version
More than 650 Chester Community Charter School (CCCS) parents/guardians attended the school's recent Thanksgiving Giveaway and Turkey Drawing, wherein $7,000 in ShopRite gift cards were distributed. The school also provided an opportunity for parents/guardians to enter a drawing for the chance to win one of six 15-lb. turkeys, at no cost to them. The event took place on the school's East, West and Upland campuses.Click here for high-resolution version
Pennsylvania's largest K-8 charter school, Chester Community Charter School, recently held its annual Thanksgiving Giveaway and Turkey drawing, wherein $7000 in ShopRite gift cards were distributed, to parents and guardians of the school's students, to partially subsidize the cost of family meals, during the holiday season. Here, CCCS students sport smiles as they meet with the School's Thanksgiving mascot, "Chester C. Turkey," on the school's East campus.Click here for high-resolution version
A Chester Community Charter School (CCCS) parent (standing) receives her $10 ShopRite gift card, at the school's recent Thanksgiving Giveaway and Turkey drawing. Parents/guardians were awarded a total of $7,000 in ShopRite gift cards, to assist in subsidizing the cost of food, during the Thanksgiving holiday. They also had the opportunity to enter a drawing to win one of six, free, 15-lb. turkeys, at no cost to them.Click here for high-resolution version
A Chester Community Charter School (CCCS) family stands with the school's Thanksgiving mascot, "Chester C. Turkey," at the recent Thanksgiving Giveaway and Turkey drawing, held, concurrently, at the school's East, West and Upland campuses. More than 650 parents/guardians attended, and six names were chosen, at random, to receive a free, 15-lb. turkey, at no cost to them.Click here for high-resolution versionCHESTER, PA--(Marketwired - November 21, 2016) - On Friday, November 18, 2016, more than 650 parents and guardians of students at Chester Community Charter School (CCCS), the largest K-8 charter school in Pennsylvania, participated in the school's annual Thanksgiving Giveaway and Turkey Drawing, wherein each family received a ShopRite gift card, valued at $10. The families also entered a drawing, to win one of six, free, 15-Ib. turkeys. The event took place, concurrently, at CCCS' three campuses, East, West, and Upland.
The winners of the free Turkey Drawing were chosen, at random, today, and recipients included: Erica Mabry, Tamika White, Theresa Ricks, Tanisha Mills, Shakira Brown, and Katrina Trusty.
Students and parents who attended the event were greeted by the school's Thanksgiving mascot, "Chester C. Turkey," as they received their ShopRite gift cards, from CCCS staff.
Since its inception, in 1999, this event has put CCCS at the forefront as an advocate for food justice, among the members of its student population, and has assisted more than 8,000 CCCS families to partially subsidize the cost of holiday food.
About Chester Community Charter School
Chester Community Charter School opened its doors on September 9, 1998, serving 97 students from its modest, four, meeting rooms, in the lobby of the Howard Johnson Hotel, in Chester, PA. Since that time, the school has steadily grown to include more than 3,000 students in 11 state-of-the-art-buildings, spanning three campuses. Through collaboration with the Gureghian Charitable Foundation, and CCCS' High School Search and Selection Program, more than $9.5 million in scholarships and financial assistance to prestigious private secondary schools has been awarded to 225 of the school's graduates, since 2009. http://chestercommunitycharter.org
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