Waukee fourth-graders open sporting-goods store to support families
By KCCI Staff
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WAUKEE, Iowa (KCCI) — Students in Waukee have opened the Waterford Sporting Goods Store, led entirely by fourth graders, to provide free sporting equipment to families in need.
Before the store’s opening, the students designed posters and recorded commercials. To work at the store, they had to apply and go through an interview process.
“We created a job application and had a lot of students that were interested in working for the store apply. We chose some of the students to do in-person interviews and ended up hiring eight awesome fourth graders who work in the store,” said physical education teacher Joe Burch.
Students collected 188 sporting goods items through a donation drive, making the equipment available for free to families in need. Additional donations can be dropped off at Waterford Elementary any time during the school day.
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