Before Thanksgiving break, my caring, compassionate group of 5th grade students created what they called "The Hope Chest". They researched items to sell, compared prices, created posters, wrote creative announcemnts and "applied" for "jobs". They then sold small toys and candy to students throughout the school on four different dates. Amazingly, after the second date, they sold out and we had to re-order. After the third date, we had nothing left. So, we contacted Delivering Hope to plead for some bracelets to be sent to us ASAP. On the next selling date, we nearly sold out of the bracelets, having only 14 left. After Thanksgiving break, they were gone...All said and done, these wonderful students raised $500 to be used to buy formula (and maybe vitamins) for the sweet babies in Ethiopia. They ALSO made $300 from selling the bracelets, which we in turn, sent back to the non-profit organization Delivering Hope.
I have hope! These beautiful students are our future.
