Got a call this morning from Casey's Intensive Needs teacher. She talked about the kids needing to do community service hours and that they were going to do a project as a group. They want to do a huge, community bottle drive and tie it into math and science as well as their community service. They will set up a bank account, manage the funds, come up with flyers, solicit business in Milton, etc. They want Casey to be the account manager. They will report to him weekly with progress and Casey will track progress. And, the best part is that the kids voted and that they want the proceeds to go to the BOYS' VAN FUND! Their hopes are that once they have things set in place, they can do a bottle drive each year and find a family or community need to donate the money too. What an awesome idea!
Next week I'll go in to school and talk to the kids about why the boys need a bigger van, what the cost might be, a bit about the boys and SMA. Talking to a group is not my forte' but I'll muddle through ;-) I have to dig up some pictures of the boys squished in the van and, hopefully, take a video of how we have to squeeze them into the van, etc.
It sounds like it could turn out to be a big, huge bunch of fun, and profit! I really do like doing stuff like this and will help the students out however I can.
That's great!
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