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District expands Every Can Counts partnership with Habitat for Humanity and Novelis; students collect 13,000 cans
Summary
Wappingers Central School District presenters described a project‑based learning program — Every Can Counts — that partners with Habitat for Humanity and Novelis. Four buildings and about 600 students in grades 3–6 have collected roughly 13,000 cans, which the program says funds a window and mailbox for Habitat homes.
District staff presented Every Can Counts, a project‑based learning partnership between Wappingers Central School District, Habitat for Humanity and Novelis that combines environmental education with community service and fundraising for housing.
Presenters John Salmon and Tara Koehler said the program has grown over two years from two schools to four buildings and involves about 600 students in grades 3 through 6. The program trains students to collect, categorize and track…
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