Pictured (back row left to right): Superintendent Todd Dugan, secretary, Amy Schmitz; kindergarten teacher Lindsey Leischner; math teacher Hannah Durchholz, and board member, Mary Jo Janssen. In the front row left to right: First grade teacher, Cathy Stephens, second grade teacher Lindsey Moore, fourth grade teacher Darcy O’Connor, and social studies teacher Jerry Neisler.

New Holland-Middletown staff devote afternoon to serve others

[June 29, 2015]  MIDDLETOWN - New Holland-Middletown Elementary District 88 faculty and staff met at the Central Illinois Food Bank in Springfield on June 16 to spend the afternoon volunteering in the warehouse.

The Food Bank serves a 21-county region in central Illinois, including Logan County. This organization collects donated food and grocery items from growers, manufacturers, processors, distributors and retailers for distribution to agencies serving people in need.

Currently, the Central Illinois Food Bank distributes over 8.5 million pounds of food annually to food pantries, soup kitchens, residential programs and after-school programs.

Concluding the 2014-2015 school year with a theme of “Making a Difference,” the afternoon was spent sorting several pallets of donated food in their 56,000 square foot distribution facility in Springfield. Relying on large amounts of donations, officials at the Food Bank were very appreciative for the afternoon of help.

According to NH-M Superintendent Todd Dugan, “I’m very proud of our teachers and staff for donating a day during the summer break to volunteer to help others less fortunate. Just as important as the academic curriculum offered by our school district is the curriculum that we model to our students by serving those in need and giving back to our communities.”

[Superintendent Todd Dugan]