The Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce Every Day Matters encourages excellence in attendance. At the beginning of the school year, Santa Fe Public Students (SFPS) students received an Every Day Matters flyer announcing the initiative that was provided by Chamber members El Castillo Life Plan Community and A’Viands, (Food Service Management). Names of (SFPS of students in grades K-12 who did not miss more than two days during the 2019-20 school year were entered into a drawing for a prize. Thanks to the generous donations by Chamber members and local businesses, three students from each grade received a gift valued at a minimum of $110; student gifts were presented at the May 2020 SFPS Board of Education Meeting.
According to Simon Brackley, former President of the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber and local businesses recognize that chronic absences often lead to poor grades and lower skill levels, which can be detrimental to a student’s future. In thanking Kathy Jahner, Julia Furry, Michael Kaplan and all the volunteers and businesses who supported this successful program, Brackley indicated the Every Day Matters initiative inspires better student attendance and brings students one step closer to achieving success after high school in whatever college or career path they choose. Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce sponsorship of the Every Day Matters attendance program is underway for the 2019-20 school year in conjunction with the Santa Fe Public Schools and program and prize sponsors. Prizes must be donated by no later than April 15, 2020. Contact Kathy Jahner at 505-919-9698 or kathy@santafechamber.com for program and prize sponsorship information.
PROGRAM SPONSORS: SFPS (Santa Fe Public Schools) El Castillo Life Plan Community Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce La Secoya de El Castillo
PRIZE SPONSORS: Avista Cremation & Funeral Services Lynn Bickley, Interfaith Coalition for Public Education Big Adventure Comics Century Bank Cisneros Design Daniel Quat Photography DC Knits El Farol Restaurant First Citizens Bank Veronica Garcia, EdD, Santa Fe Public School Superintendent H&R Block Horace Mann Joey Tiano–LegalShield Lexus of Santa Fe Evelyn McClure, Santa Fe Woman’s Club Courtyard Marriott Santa Fe Museum of New Mexico Foundation New Mexico Bank & Trust Nusenda Credit Union Elise Packard Paws Plaza Doggie Day Care & Boarding Pi Luna Press Plaza Café Southside Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) Quezada Jacobs Family Agency - Allstate Raven Tang Soo Do Rivera Funeral Home Santa Fe New Mexican Sharp Business Systems – Richard Martinez Terra Cotta Wine Bistro The Hire Firm U.S. Bank VCA Arrighetti Animal Hospital White & Luff Financial, Inc.
For additional information contact Kathy L. Jahner at 505-919-9698 or Kathy@santafechamber.com
