Palermo Union Elementary School District Success Story

RCAC received a subgrant of $50,000 from RCAP awarded by the Chris Long Foundation’s Water Boys Initiative and Liquid IV to install 7 new drinking fountains and bottle filling stations on four PUESD campuses: Golden Hills Elementary School, Helen Wilcox Elementary School, Palermo Middle School, and Honcut Elementary School. With Hazel Critchfield as the technical assistance provider, the Chris Long Foundation project launched in February 2022 and concluded at the end of February 2023. This grant provided every student and staff member of PUESD with a reusable Nalgene water bottle, which displays the school district and funder logos.