The idea started from a classroom discussion on current events and blossomed into an extremely successful fundraiser to help with the relief efforts in Haiti. The students in Ms. Wasdo’s 5th grade class raised $4,369 by raffling off tickets for gift baskets to the entire Wrentham Elementary School population. With prizes that included trips to Tootsie’s Ice Cream with a teacher and friend, or a special meal with the principal, the response was extremely positive and generous. The money will be donated to The Boston Foundation and be specifically put into the The Haiti Fund. This fund will match the money raised for a total of $8,600. A quarter of the funds will go immediately to disaster relief and the remainder will be spent down over the course of five years to help with the long term reconstruction efforts.
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Friday, January 29, 2010
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Wrentham Angels
Right in our community is a network of selfless volunteers seeking to help members of our communities dealing with short-term crisis such as an illness, accident, house fire, or even death of a family member. Called the Wrentham Angels, the group’s volunteers lend a helping hand to friends and neighbors as they face an unexpected tragedy. Volunteers deliver meals, run errands, drive patients to appointments, and other non-medical services. To read more click here.
Right in our community is a network of selfless volunteers seeking to help members of our communities dealing with short-term crisis such as an illness, accident, house fire, or even death of a family member. Called the Wrentham Angels, the group’s volunteers lend a helping hand to friends and neighbors as they face an unexpected tragedy. Volunteers deliver meals, run errands, drive patients to appointments, and other non-medical services. To read more click here.
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