County PTAs pitch in with food, clothing during pandemic
Organizations hold collection drives to aid community By Rose Horowitch |
January 25, 2021 | 11:21 am
The Ridgeview Middle School PTSA has shored up an emergency pantry for families facing food insecurity.
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In the background of a Zoom class at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Gaithersburg, a teacher could see that one student’s room was empty and unfurnished.
The teacher alerted the school counselor, who checked in on the family’s situation and told the school’s Parent Teacher Association, which quickly mobilized.
Within about four hours, people had donated three beds and mattresses. Volunteers signed on to deliver them to the family, parent Lauren Laimon said. That night, the children had new beds to sleep on.
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Solar Landscape has been awarded an RFP by the Asbury Park Board of Education to implement a solar energy program for city schools. The goal of the program is to establish a solar energy system that is environmentally responsible, educational, and economically beneficial to the School District and its students. Courtesy of NREL
Entering into a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Solar Landscape will provide electricity to the Asbury Park School District at no cost for the entire term of the agreement. This will result in a critical cost savings of more than $120,000 a year for Asbury Park schools.
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Considering all the years children â of both the young and fully grown variety â have delighted in the magic of Christmas, there shouldnât be any question about the existence of Santa Claus.
But the age-old debate remains alive and reassuring in the classic story Miracle on 34th Street, reenacted with theatric flair by Delaware Courts officials for school children and others who âZoomed inâ for virtual performances the week of Dec. 14.
More than 500 students from throughout Delaware, in grades three to five, watched as the court members âspread a little holiday cheer,â in the words of Sean OâSullivan, who handles public relations for the courts and who portrayed the postmaster. Due to the coronavirus, there were no live performances at any of the courthouses this year, although some actors were in front of their offices or in a courtroom for the presentations.
Rocklyn and London Mayer, second and third graders at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, have always been artists. But when they opened their early Christmas gifts, they didnât expect to see their own drawings published in a coloring book.
âI was so excited,â Rocklyn, 8, said. âWhen I looked at the page, my eyes opened wide.â
Their mother, Damaris Colon, is obsessed with coloring and has purchased coloring books from her favorite artists. Over a year ago, she hatched a plan to surprise Rocklyn and London with âLondon Rock Art â The Coloring Book, Volume I,â a coloring book made for kids, by kids. It is available for purchase by the general public.