He went around and made pinecone ornaments and sold them around the school and his neighborhood and he earned $40. He gave all of it to student council for the penny drive. |
The kids are very enthusiastic. It has opened their hearts and minds to see that disasters actually affect people. They get some first-hand knowledge of what's happening. It helps them understand things that are outside of their community. |
We are in the process of deciding whether we should send them one check, or donate the money to a certain cause. We have looked into some things that were missing, things that were destroyed. |
We have a bulletin board where the principal from Biloxi is sending us pictures and new updates so we can see how improvements are made. The pictures really help and hit home. |
We have started a penny drive where kids can bring in their loose change. So far we have over $500 in two months, so that's pretty good. |