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EVERY DAY MATTERS PROGRAM 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 LifeCare/LifePlan Community and A’Viands, (Food Service Management). Names of (SFPS of students in grades K-12 who did not miss more than two days this school year were entered into a drawing for a prize. Three students from each grade receiveda gift valued at a minimum of $100 due to the outstanding donations received from Chamber members and local businesses. Student gifts were presented at May 16, 2017 SFPS Board of Education Meeting. According to Simon Brackley, 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 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. Future sponsorship of the Every Day Matters initiative is planned in conjunction with the Santa Fe Public Schools. PROGRM SPONSORS: A’viands – Food &Services Management, LLC El Castillo LifeCare/LifePlan Community Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce PRIZE SPONSORS: Avista Cremation & Funeral Services Lynn Bickley, Interfaith Coalition for Public Education Big Adventure Comics Cisneros Design City of Santa Fe, Genoveva Chavez Community Center Daniel Quat Photography DC Knits Devine Limo El Farol Restaurant El Rancho de las Golondrinas First Citizen’s Bank Veronica Garcia, EdD, Santa Fe Public School Superintendent Lexus of Santa Fe Meow Wolf New Mexico Bank & Trust New Mexico Gay Rodeo Association Royalty 2017 Pi Luna Press Plaza Café Southside Quezada Jacobs Family Agency - Allstate Santa Fe New Mexican Sharp Business Systems – Richard Martinez Terra Cotta Wine Bistro Vanguard Resources Inc. – Anne Sperling White & Luff Financial, Inc. For additional information contact Kathy L. Jahner at 505-919-9698 Kathy@santafechamber.com