FloodVictims

__ Fundraising for Flood Victims __ By Alyssa Day, Christi Bennardi, and Ben Flick There has been some major flooding around many neighborhoods in Pennsylvania. People are in need of a great deal of help, so our school decided to make a contribution to flood victims, and do a week-long fundraiser where you could bring in a dollar to participate in an activity each day of the week.

All of the profits that we made were donated to the American Red Cross. Mrs. Cruz, a fifth grade teacher, considered doing something to help and the president of the PTO emailed our principal, Mr. Woodley, and asked if we were doing anything to help. That was when it struck him that we could do something to help.

Some people donated items such as brooms, cleaning supplies, and gift cards. Numerous people participated in the activities such as Hat Day, Trident Tuesday, Wacky Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday, and Pajama Day. Cole Lentz, in Mrs. Cruz’s room, and Nicole Noviello, in Mrs. Ogden’s room, participated in nearly all of the events that week. Cole Lentz said, “I feel sad for those who lost homes. I participated in all of the events and donated items to my church.” Cole’s favorite choice out of all of the events was Trident Tuesday.

Nicole Noviello said, “I feel bad for those that it happened to and a few of my family’s friends experienced it. I participated in most of the events.”

In the end, we made a total of $1,275 and took two carloads of equipment over to the American Red Cross! We were in high spirits to lend a hand to all that suffered throughout these tragic events.