Partners provide important support for Hansen students

CEDAR FALLS — Partners in Education are an important support system at Hansen Elementary School. The school has been partnered with MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center since 1990; First Bank since 2000; Amy Wienands Real Estate since 2018; John Deery since 2019 and Oakridge Real Estate since 2019. Sidecar Coffee is the most recent Partner, joining in 2022.

This year, each Partner sponsored a Hansen family in need and provides gifts and a food basket for Holiday Gifts for Families.

At the sixth-grade celebration ceremony, each Partner has designed an award that reflects their business values and honors a sixthgrade student who has been nominated by their peers or teacher for recognition.

All Partners donate to various Hansen activities, such as PTA Carnival, teacher appreciation and other special events. Students, with help from the art teacher, deco-