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Cape Girardeau bulletin: students, district, foundation award local food and school grants
Summary
Alumni announcers reported Cape Central High students packed meals for a food pantry; Cape Girardeau Public Schools received $6,000 for locally grown school food; and the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation awarded over $20,000 in grants across eight programs, including one to Heather Fisher.
Janie Verhinds Davey, an alumna from the class of 1962, and Susan Montgomery Smith, an alumna from the class of 2021, summarized three community updates. They said consumer science students at Cape Central High helped fight hunger by packing servings of chicken fried rice for a local food pantry. They reported Cape Girardeau Public Schools received a $6,000 local food-for-schools grant to purchase locally grown food for student meals. The presenters also said the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation awarded over $20,000 in grants to eight programs across the district, noting one of the grants went to Heather Fisher. The brief bulletin did not include further details about grant administration, timelines, or the specific programs receiving funds.
