The CPA s have also taken the commitment a little further. Patrick, Ramon and Ramon s wife ran the ticket booth during the Fall Festival held in November. The school was scheduled for asbestos abatement during the winter break. Knowing that the task of packing up an entire school would be a stressful undertaking, Don and his staff voted to buy the entire staff pizza for a Christmas present. As well as bringing the pizza to the school, they also brought along homemade sweets to share for dessert.
Nothing illustrates the value of a partner like the reaction from the students themselves.
Mrs. Brunner relates that the 4th and 5th grade was scheduled to present the program for the December PTA meeting. While scrambling around looking for chairs to seat the SRO crowd, she looked up and saw Don in the crowd welcoming parents and setting out stacks of chairs for the guests. Unbeknownst to her, the students had invited Don to come and see them perform. He told her later that it meant a great deal to him to be invited by the kids. Centerville Elementary Food is, of course a basic necessity.