Spokane, WA. – Julie Stannard challenged her second grade class to collect 1,600 unopened cereals this spring, then use those breakfast boxes as ‘cereal dominos.’ It’s all part of her ongoing efforts to help feed local families, and help her students have fun as they learn to give back to their community.
“This is my third year (for the cereal drive), and I’ve upped my goal again, and I decided that my dream will be when I retire to set the Guinness World Record for ‘cereal dominoes’, Julie said.
This week, Julie led her students on a walk from Spokane International Academy to the nearby Fairwinds Retirement Community for a fun demonstration utilizing the more than 14-hundred cereals she and her students have collected so far.
“We try to do a lot of community outreach at Spokane International Academy,” Julie said. “(Fairwinds) collected 75, 80 boxes for us.”
Second graders eagerly helped carry cereal boxes into Fairwinds and set them up in a long ‘domino’ train winding around the lobby area and up the stairs. SEE the video above for the best part: toppling the cereal dominos!
“We set up a domino train, and then we knocked it down,” said SIA second grader Quinn Diemert. “It’s really fun and we always wanna do this.”
The cereal dominoes toppling was followed by applause and cheers echoing through Fairwinds.
“I thought it was really cool,” said student Ciara Voorhees.
“My pride and joy is the memories these guys will have,” Julie said, pointing to her students.
The best part: every ‘domino’ piece involved will be donated towards helping feed a local family.
“I donate to Second Harvest food bank…small pantries around Spokane, Family Promise…UGM…another pantry out in the valley,” Julie said, “so they go all over.”
“We’re giving them to people who need them,” said student Ciara Voorhoos.
Julie’s class will be collecting cereal until next Tuesday when they hope to topple more than 1,600 boxes set up around Spokane International Academy.
If you’d like to donate towards their goal of 1,600 cereal boxes that will be donated to local food banks and charities, Julie said you can donate unopened cereal at Spokane International Academy.
