Partners make positive impact at EXPO

WATERLOO — Henry Shepherd, assistant principal at EXPO Alternative Learning Center, appreciates support provided by Partners in Education.

“Our community Partners have had and continue to have a positive impact on the staff, students, and families at EXPO-ALC,” he said.

Each year the school partners with Waterloo Sunrise Exchange Club to recognize students for the Sun Rise Exchange Club’s Accepting the Challenge of Excellence Award. The award recognizes individual students who have overcome barriers and struggles, turned their lives around and are graduating to pursue higher education. Students support help clean up Sunrise Exchange Zoo and get it ready for the upcoming season.

Orchard Hill Church in Cedar Falls organizes Christmas in Walnut at Boys and Girls Club, and Lighthouse students and staff volunteer. Leftover items are donated to the PBIS Store at EXPO. This spring, the church surprised EXPO with a check which will be used to organize Lighthouse Youth Leadership Retreat Day in June.

The annual Holiday Meal is enhanced by Partners from Texas Roadhouse, Fareway and Cedar Falls Brown Bottle. Texas Roadhouse donated their world famous hot rolls and cinnamon-butter to the holiday meal. They also donated several dozen packages of frozen rolls for the Stead Family Children’s Hospital fundraiser and certificates for the Students of the Month program. Fareway donated food items for the holiday meal and Cedar Falls Brown Bottle donated turkeys to make the meal a success.

Marcus Theater provided gift certificates for Students of the Month. They also supported PBIS and Leader in Me Programs at EXPO.