Ford Motor Company and General
Mills, two companies that have made supporting education a key element of their
business, awarded Hillside Catholic Academy
in Hillside, NJ. with 200,000 Box Tops for Education® worth $20,000 on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at a
2 pm check presentation. The school held an assembly where students,
administrators, members of the Home and School Association and principal
Michael Butchko gathered to receive the award from Stephen Giordano, president
of Maplecrest Ford Lincoln.
“Twenty-thousand
dollars is going to go a long way in providing our students a better
education,” said Michael Butchko. “Initial plans for the money include much-needed
new text books, as well as plans to paint the interior of the school.”
Ford dealer
Stephen Giordano presented Hillside Catholic Academy with 200,000 Box Tops
for winning the Ford Drives Box Tops Sweepstakes, a two-month program, that
aims to generate $1 million in support for schools throughout the U.S. Sweepstakes
winners were chosen at random, including Chantelle Mack, a parent volunteer at
the school who led the effort on behalf of Hillside Academy.
“I’ve been
involved in the Box Tops effort for eight years now,” said Mack. “I’ve seen
this program, and our school’s involvement with it grow exponentially. The fact
that companies like Ford are getting behind the push for education means the
world, and hopefully now even more parents will become involved after seeing
such a positive outcome for our children.”
Mack is
most excited about the plans to re-paint the schools interior. “We are very
excited to give the school a fresh coat of paint,” she said. “A bright interior
is meant to stimulate creativity and we want the students to spend their time
in a positive environment and be proud that Hillside
is theirs.”
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