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f you had one wish. what would that wish Ibe? Would it be for a new car, new home, exotic travel or the financial freedom to do anything you dreamed of? The possibilities are endless. So how about wishing for a new Tupperware con- tainer for every child that attends your local school? That one might seem like it's a little out there, but it's exactly the wish that came true for Waterloo's Jennifer Schultz when she recently attended the Tupperware Jubilee held in Orlando. Fla. The local mother of two, who volunteers at her children's school, Westvale elementary. noticed the type of lunch containers kids were bringing to school and thought they should have something better. The school was also starting a litterless lunch program this September, and the reusable containers would help cut down on the amount of garbage that was being generated. So when the local Tupperware representa- tive was asked what she wished for before attending the annual conference and trade show. she thought of doing something a little more altruistic. "I wrote that some of the kids dont bring nutritious lunches or litterless lunches and Students at Lester B. Pearson school. at 520 Chesapeake Dr., celebrate 1,000 days 01‘;th and 1,000 students registered by getting all the children in the school to take the shape of that number last Friday. Lester 8. Pearson is one of the biggest elementary schools in the Waterloo Region District School Board, and students and staff celebrated the milestone with a day of events. Mother's wish helps kick-start litterless lunch program Be Boa Vmwuc - (lmnidt’ Staff Students at Westvale public school sort through the more than 500 Tupperware containers they'll be using for their litterless lunch program. The containers were donated by a mom at the school who had her wish fulfilled at a recent Tupperware convention. WW F99OTO we'd love to have Tupperware containers for wished for a diamond ring or for a computer the school," said Schultz. for themselves," said Schultz. "I didnt even That wasn't the case for some of the other think of anything for myself. That wasn't the case for some of the other attendees. "Some of the other girls said that they CITY NEWS r 15% Off , Alt accessories tend lighting! J Passing the 1,000 mark 'b0srsikiss u an“. ‘."'.3\\ . a a .-r. {H1 )CllW)N "I was just thinkidg about Tupperware and how good the product is, and how it WA”;KI.()U CHMNICU’J . Wednesday seplrlllber Pt, 2007 . 3 could help out our schopli' So she was surprised when she was one of three $10,000 wishes granted from the 1.400 participants who submitted their wish list. The other two also went to noble causes, including providing health-cam insurance to a family in need. Now each child who attends Westvale has a new lunch container. The shipment of the funky blue lunch boxes arrived last week, and they were all handed out Monday with each child's name stenciled on the hont. Jackie Frank, the principal at Westvale, said they've been trying to raise awareness about how much litter they generate with lunches and doing something about it. Recent research she saw in Canadian Living magazine said each child generates 67 pounds of trash per year, so the reusable con- tainers could have a big impact. "Nobody could believe it," said Schultz. "Volunteers put every kids' name on a box. and the kids can learn a lifelong lesson, Were trying to bring the kids up to be environmen- tally friendly and this is just perfect." "We want to make them aware of how much garbage they're generating and put their lunches in the reusable containers," said Frank. "Even if we're not reducing the total amount, if they're throwing out garbage here or at home, the children get a sense of what to do." '.u'siuVaiVuc, k1. iii "bi6666t Karin Barthel ' 5.: My Wham 885-0200 JEWER Dunstan PHOTO