For the past couple months, elementary students have been hard at work to support local area organizations for this year’s S.O.C.K.S. – Serving Our Community Kid-Style – projects. Students are encouraged to support these organizations not by requesting items from their parents but by doing extra chores or giving up a treat in order to support those in need. Students and classes have also been praying for those in need and those whom their projects will serve. Representatives of several of the organizations joined the April spirit assembly to share more about their organizations and to receive the donations from the classes. Thank you, students, for your generous service and apostolic hearts!
- Preschool: Collected 342 new and gently used books to donate to a school in Detroit for children who have no books of their own.
- Junior Kindergarten & Kindergarten: Made toiletry bags for Grace Centers of Hope
- First Grade: Collected items for Friends of Foster Kids organization
- Second Grade: Made birthday bags for Neighbor to Neighbor. These bags contain everything needed for a child to have a birthday party who otherwise might not have one.
- Third Grade: Prepared boxes of muffins for Meals on Wheels for seniors in our community.
- Fourth Grade: Collecting dog supplies and gifts cards to support Blue Star Service Dogs and veterans. All our elementary students loved seeing the service dogs. Fourth grade enjoyed a special presentation about how the service dogs support our veterans.
- Fifth Grade: Assembled bags for expecting parents for Oxford Pregnancy Center
