Meadow Elementary School Holds Olympic Event for Service and Helps Haiti!

Meadow Elementary School Holds Olympic Event for Service and Helps Haiti!

Photo Op !!! Medal Awards Ceremony Tomorrow at 12:45



Lehi, Utah (February 23, 2010) — There are two big events on television these days, the Olympics and the disaster relief efforts in Haiti. Students in grades kindergarten though 6th at Meadow Elementary School in Lehi have been watching these events unfold and they wanted to make a difference on an international scale… in their own way. The student council decided to hold a “Service Olympics.” They are competing for gold, silver and bronze medals in a tri-fold campaign. The three service events include 1) Collecting coins to help in Haiti. They raised $1,526.18 for the cause, 2) Recycling for a better planet, and 3) Reading.

The student “Service Olympics” were underway for one week and the awards ceremony, complete with medals and a giant check presentation to the American Red Cross will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, at the school located at 176 S. 500 W. in Lehi from 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Bill Hamelau of the American Red Cross said, “The students’ efforts are heartwarming and we are very proud to accept their donation for the Red Cross International Response Fund which is helping the disaster relief efforts in Haiti. I’m proud of these kids. Every donation, big or small, goes a long way to provide services and supplies for the people who need it so desperately right now.”