Some examples of community service projects completed this spring:
- West Hanover Elementary held a bake sale. Girls provided the baked goods and staffed the table. Students and teachers from the school visited during recess and chose from a variety of homemade treats. All proceeds were donated to the Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association.
- North Side Elementary (Central Dauphin, Tuesday-Thursday) helped with POWER PACK. This is a Central Dauphin project that provides needy families in the district with bags containing food and household items. The girls helped stuff bags.
- Iron Forge Educational Center sent pumpkin seeds and hand decorated pots to kids in Sendai, Japan. Pumpkins are a crop that can be grown; many crops cannot grow due to contaminated soil. This friendship originated in Fall 2012, when the Iron Forge GOTR team sent holiday care packages to cheer up kids who are still suffering from the effects of the giant earthquake/tsunami in 2011. Along with pen pal letters written by fourth graders at Iron Forge, the GOTR care packages made a huge impact - making it on the cable news in Sendai! Check out an article about this story in the Sentinel: https://cumberlink.com/news/local/iron-forge-students-featured-in-japanese-news-broadcast/article_7d24e3c8-bcf2-11e2-83be-0019bb2963f4.html?print=true&cid=print
- At Rossmoyne Elementary, the girls helped mulch the flower beds surrounding the school. This daunting task is normally assigned to one female custodian who struggles every year to get it completed by herself. The girls learned about the importance of helping others while beautifying the school property.
- Melrose Elementary held a bake sale benefitting Capital Area Girls on the Run. Says head coach Chanda Reichelderfer, “These girls are so happy to have been given this opportunity. They wanted to give back to the organization. We as coaches are very proud!!!”
- Northside (Mechanicsburg) collected books for their Home Library Program which gives books to families who cannot afford them, families who don’t speak English, and students who struggle with reading. The girls designed a flyer and gathered books from family and friends.
- Thomas Holtzman Elementary collected items for the Humane Society including dog and cat food, treats, toys, blankets, towels, and paper towels.
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