Mt. Airy Elementary Students Help Those Impacted by Hurricane Sandy
The school community raised $2,720.60 through their fundraising efforts.
In response to Hurricane Sandy, students in Liz Haff’s fourth grade math classes at Mt. Airy Elementary School held a fundraiser for the American Red Cross, especially targeting the Red Cross in New Jersey and New York City. Students reached out to staff, parents, and families and raised a total of $2,720.60 from October 31 through November 9, 2012. The students felt that they had been spared by the storm and wanted to do something to address hardship in the community to show compassion and care. They realized that some students in the impacted areas would not be trick or treating for Halloween and that some are staying in shelters, have damage to their homes, or suffered injuries. Many of the students in the classes have relatives in New …
