Howe School raises funds for Asia
Paper: Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, CT)
Title: Howe School raises funds for Asia
Author: STEVEN ANDREWS
Date: February 7, 2005
BRIDGEPORT - Elias Howe School's pupils, with the help of parents and faculty, are coming together to bring help to victims of the killer waves that wreaked havoc in south Asia in December.
The school recently held four tag and baked-goods sales to raise funds for relief efforts by the American Red Cross.
Students and their families, as well as Howe teachers and administrators, donated all of the items sold, which went for a quarter each. The sale featured used books, action figures and stuffed animals, as well as fresh-baked cupcakes and cookies.
"We've raised almost $3,000 so far, which is incredible," said Sara Batalla, a first-grade teacher who along with fifth-grade teacher Kelley Samperi, proposed the fund-raisers.
"We came up with this idea because the school also ran a fund-raiser for 9-11, which raised about $1,400," Batalla said. "We weren't expecting to get more than $1,000 for this."
Once the principal approved the proposal, teachers began to tell students about the tsunami and how people left in its destructive wake are in desperate need of food, clothing and housing.
Batalla has not been surprised by the generosity of Howe's students and their families, despite the fact that many at the Clinton Avenue school have little money to spare.
"We've had kids bringing in $5 and $10 bills," she said. "The kids need to understand that they do have a lot, there are many organizations who help us out and they've gotten a lot from that."
Students eagerly lined up last week to peruse the tag-sale goods to see if anything caught their fancy. But they also understood the real reason they were there.
"The people over there need money because their houses were destroyed," said Anthony Garcia, 5, a kindergartner.
The Howe youngster's charitable efforts have not gone unnoticed by the Red Cross, which sent a representative to the sale.
"We are grateful for anything this school does, but I think the potential of this school is enormous, when all of the parents and students work together," said Patricia Scharr, director of major gifts for the Red Cross of Southeastern Fairfield County.
"We're using Elias Howe as an example for other schools to follow in our latest letter we send to all schools," she added.
(c) 2005 The Connecticut Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Media NewsGroup, Inc. by NewsBank, Inc.
Title: Howe School raises funds for Asia
Author: STEVEN ANDREWS
Date: February 7, 2005
BRIDGEPORT - Elias Howe School's pupils, with the help of parents and faculty, are coming together to bring help to victims of the killer waves that wreaked havoc in south Asia in December.
The school recently held four tag and baked-goods sales to raise funds for relief efforts by the American Red Cross.
Students and their families, as well as Howe teachers and administrators, donated all of the items sold, which went for a quarter each. The sale featured used books, action figures and stuffed animals, as well as fresh-baked cupcakes and cookies.
"We've raised almost $3,000 so far, which is incredible," said Sara Batalla, a first-grade teacher who along with fifth-grade teacher Kelley Samperi, proposed the fund-raisers.
"We came up with this idea because the school also ran a fund-raiser for 9-11, which raised about $1,400," Batalla said. "We weren't expecting to get more than $1,000 for this."
Once the principal approved the proposal, teachers began to tell students about the tsunami and how people left in its destructive wake are in desperate need of food, clothing and housing.
Batalla has not been surprised by the generosity of Howe's students and their families, despite the fact that many at the Clinton Avenue school have little money to spare.
"We've had kids bringing in $5 and $10 bills," she said. "The kids need to understand that they do have a lot, there are many organizations who help us out and they've gotten a lot from that."
Students eagerly lined up last week to peruse the tag-sale goods to see if anything caught their fancy. But they also understood the real reason they were there.
"The people over there need money because their houses were destroyed," said Anthony Garcia, 5, a kindergartner.
The Howe youngster's charitable efforts have not gone unnoticed by the Red Cross, which sent a representative to the sale.
"We are grateful for anything this school does, but I think the potential of this school is enormous, when all of the parents and students work together," said Patricia Scharr, director of major gifts for the Red Cross of Southeastern Fairfield County.
"We're using Elias Howe as an example for other schools to follow in our latest letter we send to all schools," she added.
(c) 2005 The Connecticut Post. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Media NewsGroup, Inc. by NewsBank, Inc.
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