We are so proud of the 28 different community service projects our teams planned and implemented at the end of the Fall 2013 season! This is an integral part of the GOTR curriculum, helping our participants recognize the importance of giving back and showing them how good it feels! Here are some examples of the many wonderful projects that impacted not only the local community but also people across the globe.
Three teams partnered with our sponsor Econ Wealth Management to help the business collect Christmas toys for needy children at The Silence of Mary Home, a shelter for the chronically poor in Harrisburg (https://www.thesilenceofmary.org/). This is an annual project for Econ Wealth Management staff and clients, and they collected more toys than ever this year with the help of GOTR:
- East Hanover Elementary and Linglestown Elementary - collected dozens of toys from students, faculty, and staff members
- Mountain View Elementary - held a charity run to purchase additional toys for The Silence of Mary Home. The girls raised $142.50 by running laps during their workout.
Three of our teams cheered up sick children at Penn State Hershey Medical Center with handmade crafts:
- Hershey Elementary B (Tues/Thurs) made headbands and cards.
- Northside Elementary (Mechanicsburg) made Rainbow Loom bracelets, cards, and pictures.
- Tri-Community Elementary made Christmas decorations and cards.
Crossroads Middle School packed craft kits for Caitlin’s Smiles, an organization that helps children facing serious illnesses by providing them with fun and creative art experiences.
Fishing Creek Elementary collected needed items for Molly’s Place Animal Rescue. The girls also assembled goodie bags to be sent home with the pet’s new family when adopted.
Hershey Elementary A (Mon/Wed) held a bake sale to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, an organization dedicated to eradicating childhood cancer. The girls were inspired by a classmate who was diagnosed with cancer at three years old and beat the illness. The team raised $295.06.
Hershey Middle School designed cards with encouraging words and images. The cards were given to soldiers currently serving and to cancer patients at Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
Iron Forge Educational Center continued growing their pen-pal relationship with students in Sendai, Japan by sending cards and holiday care packages. This region of Japan was devastated by the powerful Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
New Cumberland Middle School participated in a charity walk to benefit breast cancer research. They also make thank you cards for our council.
Below: Children in Sendai, Japan, a region demolished by the Tohoku earthquake/tsunami, will have a happier holiday thanks to a Christmas care package from our Iron Forge team!
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