SPX Middle School Service Group:

The Service Group meets monthly during school. This school year 82 students have voluntarily joined the group! The goal is to do community outreach and to fundraise for Kids Against Hunger and Terra Livre in Brazil. They have been vistied by the co-founder of Terra Livre last school year, she encouraged the students to be "The Power of One," That is the power to do something, to do anything. To act locally and think globally. She encouraged the students to help others, it can be as simple as helping out a classmate. She is very impressed with the students at St Pius and their continuing efforts to help others.

Last year the group raise $15,598, with 100% of that money going to help the charities. They sponsored the first ever in Iowa....an elementary school packaging meals during a school day. That infamous day all students joined in and we packaged over 40,000 meals to feed the starving in Tanzania Africa. It was very inspiring for all involved.

The focus is to raise money and awareness for children in 3rd world countries. Examples of fund raisers are: Monthly Can Drive, Recycling Used Ink Cartridges, Selling dinners by Super Suppers, Car Washes, and Dress Down Days. For questions related to this group at SPX see Ms. Bliss or Mrs. Montgomery.

To find out more about Kids Against Hunger go to http://www.feedingchildren.org/

To find out more about the international organization of Terra Livre go to http://www.terralivre.org.br

The goal this year, set by the students, is to increase the meal production for Africa to 60,000 meals and help Terra Livre build a TL school in a very poor area of Brazil! Which means we need to raise even more money, the goal is $20,000. When asked the students are very confident they will raise the money and they will make a difference. We can all learn from these inspiring students, the leaders of tomorrow!

Other Service Opportunities

• Serving Meals at the shelters
• SPX Grounds Fall Clean Up Day
• Babysitting at Parish events - see Mrs. Heinrich for opportunities.
• Check with Mr. Tallman for more opportunities