St. Mark School Rallies for Recess

St. Mark School in Stratford was recently named one of the five winning schools in the 2013-2014 Dannon® Rally for Recess Contest. Dannon® believes that playing and exercising at recess is a fun way to enjoy the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Each year, Dannon® gives away a $30,000 playground makeover to five schools nationwide through their Rally for Recess contest. The promotion includes participants collecting entry codes found on specially marked Danimals® and Danonino® 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! Ironically, construction on 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 2014 when St. Mark students can officially enjoy their new playground, as the school kicks-off its 50th Anniversary celebration.