{"id":11455,"date":"2021-05-26T13:54:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T17:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=11455"},"modified":"2021-05-26T13:54:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T17:54:26","slug":"the-sunshine-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/05\/26\/the-sunshine-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sunshine Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every year, PCPS employees make sure that a special group of grads receive extra support as they begin life after high school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Sunshine Committee \u2014 part of PCPS\u2019 Learning Support division \u2014 raises money and provides gifts to graduates under the care of our Hearth Project; the program assists students who have experienced homelessness, as well as those who are still homeless.\u201cThese aren\u2019t ordinary gifts, it\u2019s to help these students eat, live and survive day-to-day,\u201d says Vickie Griffis, a PCPS budgetary accountant and member of the Sunshine Committee. \u201cThese items will help them get by as they leave the school system and head out on their own.\u201dThis year, the committee was able to fill 126 rolling duffel bags with a variety of hygiene items, linens, and other necessities. Thanks to the generosity of community organizations and other donors, each graduate will also receive $100 worth of food gift cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, PCPS will award five scholarships worth $5,000 apiece to eligible grads. The students will receive the items during an upcoming luncheon.\u201cWe feel that after all their hard work, they deserve a celebration,\u201d Griffis said. \u201cWe want to send them off with hope and the knowledge that people in the community care about them.\u201d***The Sunshine Committee would like to thank Lake Ashton, Lakeland Realtors, Polk Sheriff\u2019s Charities, and all other donors who assisted with this year\u2019s effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to help support this campaign or learn more about assisting PCPS students who have experienced homelessness, please contact The Hearth Project<\/a> at 863-457-4709.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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