Pajamas for Haiti
Students and staff at Sanborn Elementary School wore pajamas to school on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Not because they were sleepy or lazy, but to be active in helping Haiti earthquake relief efforts. Every youngster who wore PJs donated $2 to the Red Cross.
The "Help Haiti Have Hope" fundraiser was the brainchild of a group of Sanborn Elementary fifth-graders, said Nancy DiSalvo, Sanborn learning specialist. The group set up a meeting with Principal Patty Barrett, showing her a power point presentation on their cause and ideas to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
The children have also organized a concession stand for the Sanborn play this weekend.
— Bethany Bray
Eighty for Haiti
Charlotte Reeves, a West Elementary fifth-grader, raised $405.31 for the Red Cross' Haiti earthquake relief, collecting donations for three hours in front of Old Town Hall on Main Street Saturday, Jan. 23.
"She wanted to do something for the people of Haiti and came up with the idea of an 'Eighty for Haiti' campaign with the goal of raising $80 for Haiti. With permission from the town, Charlotte set up a table in front of the Town Hall on Saturday," wrote her mother, Lindsey Reeves, in an e-mail to the Townsman.
— Bethany Bray
