December 12, 2013 at 12:39 p.m.
NCSS shows its holiday giving spirit with concert, food drive
NCSS shows its holiday giving spirit with concert, food drive
The event, the brainchild of sophomore Xena Pauke and junior Kiersten May, showcased Tunesmith Academy bands Violet Skies and Loose Change. Admission consisted of at least one non-perishable food item to be donated to the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry.
Pauke and May are no strangers to overseeing food drives (the pair completed a successful drive last month) but this event was different. The duo wanted to add a little flavor to this food drive and worked with their teacher and advisor, John Santy, to add a little rock and roll to the proceedings.
"I started off doing a small food drive within our school to collect some food for the homeless shelter. We ended up with three boxes full of food for them and they were really happy about that. Then Mr. Santy came to us with this idea, to do a concert and have admission be a food item. All the proceeds are going to the food pantry for this one," Pauke said.
"We watched a video in our circle - we kind of meet in the morning and talk about stuff - and we watched this video about the recycled orchestra and we came up with a bunch of community service projects within our class and one was a food drive," May added. "We first did a Thanksgiving food drive and then Mr. Santy came to us and we came up with this and this is like our Christmas food drive."
The girls' second food drive outperformed the Thanksgiving drive, bringing in over four boxes for the pantry.
The pair were thrilled with the response and hope to grow the event.
"It's really cool to see that people actually want to support us and our school and their community," Pauke said, adding that the Food Jam may become an annual event. "We could try (to do it again next year). We haven't really thought about that yet, but it's a good idea."
"It could be even better next year because we'd have more time to get everything prepared and to get the word out and make sure everyone knows about it," May added.
If the Food Jam becomes a tradition, Pauke and May will have created a legacy of generosity for other students to nurture, they said.
"That would be really cool if we could do that - a new tradition maybe," Pauke said.
"It could be our mark on the school," May added.
Marcus Nesemann may be reached at [email protected].
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