{"id":22530,"date":"2018-12-22T01:38:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T06:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=22530"},"modified":"2018-12-22T01:38:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T06:38:02","slug":"local-students-help-rebuild-sickkids-one-candy-cane-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/local-students-help-rebuild-sickkids-one-candy-cane-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Local students help rebuild SickKids \u2013 one candy cane at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toronto\u2019s SickKids Hospital is in the middle of a desperately needed billion dollar rebuild campaign, and Rick Hansen Public School students are banding together to do their part \u2013 one candy cane at a time.
\nThis week, in the last few days before kids break for the winter holiday, members of student council will be busy selling homemade reindeer candy canes at a buck-a-pop, in the hopes of having a positive impact on the fundraiser.
\nArmed with nut-free candy canes \u2013 some donated by grocery stores Superstore and Longo\u2019s, others purchased with funds donated to the cause \u2013 and a variety of pipe cleaners, students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 have been hard at work turning the ordinary canes into something extraordinary, and they are hoping to top last year\u2019s fundraising efforts, which netted $800.
\n\u201cWe know we don\u2019t live in a utopian world and it is shifting and evolving,\u201d said Student Council member Paradis Khodaverdi, Grade 8, of why they have chosen to give back. \u201cWe have a group in our school called Safe Spaces and, with these changes, we thought, \u2018Why don\u2019t we just contribute to our society and our community?\u201d
\nAdds fellow Student Council and Grade 8 student Alyssa Neuman: \u201cI have been at Rick Hansen since it opened and, at the start, there weren\u2019t a lot of fundraisers and teams. However, that has changed and there is a lot to get involved in. Our motto is to be difference-makers.\u201d
\nThe candy cane initiative isn\u2019t the only way the Rick Hansen community is setting out to make a difference this holiday season. They are also in the midst of hosting a winter coat drive and building a mitten tree for local kids in need, in partnership with the local Lions Club.
\nThe school is collecting new hats and mittens, as well as gently-used coats, snow pants and other winter gear, for the initiative.
\n\u201cChristmas is a giving season and our school would like to contribute to that by giving to the less fortunate,\u201d says Paradis. \u201cThe season is not only about giving to your family, friends and school, it is about giving to the people who need things, specifically with all the winter apparel and gear.\u201d
\nAdds Alyssa: \u201cBesides, if you\u2019re not using [your coat] and they are just sitting in your closet, why not give them to someone who can benefit?\u201d
\nIf you have gently-used coats and snow pants that you\u2019re not using and want to answer the call to give them to someone who can benefit, Rick Hansen Public School says they will continue collecting coats and making sure they get to the Lions Club through March.
\nRick Hansen Public School is located at 490 Mavrinac Boulevard.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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