‘A quarter a day’ to feed those in need

Posted on October 24, 2014

Spearheaded by student council members, Taylor County Middle School recently completed its 2014 United Way campaign, raising $540 through a “quarter a day” fund-raiser.

“Along with the help of Second Harvest Food Bank, “all it takes is a quarter to feed a meal to someone in need,” TCMS Student Council Sponsor Sally MacNeill said.

Based on those numbers, the money raised by TCMS students could potentially provide 2,160 meals for needy families in Taylor County. The various grades competed against each other to raise money, and the eighth grade took first place with $347. Additionally, Natalie Fuller’s homeroom class won a pizza party for raising the most money of any one class, $117.

PHOTO: Student council members shown above include: (from l to r) front row (kneeling), Madison Terry, Ariel Grambling, Lacey Burns, Teresa Rogers, Bea Anderson, Chris Buehler and TCMS Student Council President Kaitlyn McGuffie; middle row, Principal Kiki Puhl, Josiah Windom, Evie Gillis, Noved Ahmed, Katie Ricketson, Makyla Watson, Victoria Roberts, Ryan Thompson and Malayshia White; and back row, United Way Board Member June Evans, Josiah Windom, Max Kallschmidt, teacher Natalie Fuller, Nathan Hendry, teacher Sally MacNeill, Jacob Wilson, NyKashia Britt, Joanie MacNeill, Kathryn Brown, Haley Cruce and Javonna Green.

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