St. Mark School was recently awarded a $30,000 playground from Dannon yogurt company. The school is one of the five winning schools in the 2013-2014 Dannon Rally for Recess Contest.
Each year, Dannon gives away a $30,000 playground makeover to five schools nationwide through their Rally for Recess contest, because it believes that playing and exercising at recess is a fun way to enjoy the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. The promotion includes participants collecting entry codes found on specially marked Danimals and yogurt products or mailing in for free codes.
The St. Mark School community rallied together to accrue over 22,000 codes, the highest number of codes collected by any school in the contest. Students, parents, grandparents, faculty, friends and neighboring schools all contributed to this successful grassroots effort. One grandmother collected nearly 5,000 codes herself.
Construction of the new playground began on the last day of school and was completed in time for the first day of summer camp.
A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for September when all St. Mark students at the Catholic school on Wigwam Lane can officially enjoy their new playground as the school kicks off its 50th Anniversary celebration.
The new playground at St. Mark School, which was awarded in a contest sponsored by Dannon yogurt company.