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COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Here are
some of the projects our class worked on last year.
Our final total of the year was over $300.00!
We will
be looking at new projects once the year gets started.
Hurrican
Relief Efforts
In light of recent events
involving Hurricane Katrina our class has decided
to dedicate the monies raised from this year's pop
can drive to help hurricane survivors. As of the first
October our calss had raised over $170.00!
As many of you know, one
of the children in our class has an aunt, uncle and
cousins who lost their home and all of their belongings
in the flood. When we learned that this family was
interested in purchasing some new books for their
children we were more than happy to help. After talking
with the class we decided to take $100.00 from the
money we had collected to use toward the purchase
of new books. The books should be arriving any day
and we can't wait to package them up and deliver them!
Thank you for all of your
help with this project! The children are learning
so much about what it means to help others and I have
been so touched by their generosity. I can't tell
you how many children have brought in their tooth
fairy money! Please keep those pop cans (and loose
teeth) coming!
Africa
Project
I am still interested in
our original project in Africa. Perhaps in January when
we are studying Africa we could set a goal to raise
at least $50.00 to work with ADRA
(Adventist Development and Relief Agency) to help send
one child to school and plant a vegetable garden in
Somalia. We will be
talking more about this project after Christmas.
OTHER
PROJECTS
Other classes in our school are also involved
in service projects. These include a canned food drive
for the Oregon Food Bank and collecting stuffed animals
for the Washington County Officer Buddy Bear program.
Be watching the Thursday Note for these and other ways
you and your family can help our comunity.
If you have an idea for a
community service project for our class please talk
with me. I am always on the look out for new ideas.
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