On Oct. 4, Chardon Early Learning Center student Madison Hamilton cruised into school alongside Chardon Fire Department Chief Justin Geiss on ladder truck 3349...
ELC Student Rides Fire Truck to School
On Oct. 4, Chardon Early Learning Center student Madison Hamilton cruised into school alongside Chardon Fire Department Chief Justin Geiss on ladder truck 3349. Madison was greeted with excitement by her classmates and teachers, who awaited her arrival on the front lawn of the Early Learning Center.
She got to take part in the exciting experience because she was the top school seller during this year’s Bubble Run fundraiser. The top classroom sellers – Madison Horvath, Ava Martin, Charlie Thomas, Gunner Styers, Eva Pitts, Connor Corrigan, Kaliopi Fuller, Burke Whitehouse, Lucas Fedorko, Levi Doering and Elliot Nelson – won a special pizza lunch with their teachers. Students also received a $10 gift card to King Kone for every $100 they donated.
Ultimately, CELC raised $14,912 through the fundraiser. Thank you to all who participated in the Bubble Run.
Tackle Project Delivers
Chardon Hilltopper football players recently baked and then delivered 165 cookie decorating kits to Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital. The cookie kits were assembled in partnership with D is For Delicious.
Since 2019, CHS football players have raised $46,420 for various philanthropic initiatives, supporting several local organizations through the Tackle Project.
“We do one project every month of the football season and added Tim Tebow’s Night to Shine Prom, which is held every year in February,” Mrs. Kim Vujaklija, Tackle Project advisor, said. “We also got to hand out some boxes to patients leaving the hospital. Truly awesome.”
On top of delivering the cookie kits, Tackle Project members also got to hear from an art therapist and psychologist at the clinic, who spoke to them about mental health and life after sports.
“They emphasized the importance of finding a passion after sports are over. That hits home a lot with the senior boys and all the boys who are injured. Men’s mental health is often not talked about, and I think they did a great job of shedding some light and inspiration in finding purpose after high school,” Mrs. Vujaklija said.
Up next, the Tackle Project will collect canned foods to donate to the Geauga County Veteran Food Pantry.
