Truman Students Donate to Kirksville Schools and CAPNEMO
Students from the Homecoming Committee present checks to representatives from the Kirksville R-III School District and Community Action Partnership of Northeast Missouri. All totaled, more than $17,000 was raised for both organizations during Homecoming festivities this year.
The Kirksville R-III School District serves more than 2,500 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across six buildings. The Homecoming donation will go to support the District’s Free and Reduced Lunch program.
Since 1965, the CAPNEMO has worked to help low-income individuals in Adair, Clark, Knox, Schuyler and Scotland counties. Its efforts provide support, resources and opportunities that strengthen families and improve well-being in the community through programs such as Head Start, weatherization and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Support from the Homecoming donation will go to CAPNEMO’s “First Day, Fresh Start” program to help children get new clothes for the first day of school. More information is available at capnemo.org.
At halftime of the Bulldog football game, Oct. 18, representatives from the Homecoming Committee awarded checks for $8,628.73 to both Kirksville R-III and CAPNEMO.
For years, students and organizations have used Homecoming as an opportunity to support philanthropic causes. Previous local organizations supported during Homecoming include the Special Olympics of Northeast Missouri, the Pantry for Adair County, the Kirksville FLATS project, the Adair County Humane Society, the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri, the Kirksville Child Development Center and the I Think I Can Foundation.
Truman will celebrate Homecoming next year the weekend of Oct. 24.
