Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 wow!!! I'm a homeschooler and I'll still send them a buck! Meg Shelly wrote: > Found it!! > > http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/northsideelem/ > > If you look at the faculty page you'll see their teacher's name > listed. I'm sending a letter and some money, too. Good idea! > > Shelly > > , " Amy " > <sandpiperhiker wrote: > > > > Wish I knew the school; I'd send her a dollar... > > > > > > ************************************** > > http://www.kfmb.com/story.php?id=37523 > > > > Fla. Children Protest Candy Sale > > > > Last Updated: > > 02-03-06 at 9:04AM > > > > More than a dozen elementary school students refused to sell > chocolate > > bars and potato chips to raise money for trips, saying they had > > learned in class about the health dangers of such snacks. > > > > " If they tell us to don't eat junk food and then after school we > sell > > it, that disobeys what they said, " said 10-year-old Daphnie > Auguste, a > > member of the defiant class of 19 gifted fourth- and fifth-graders > at > > North Side Elementary. > > > > Their teacher, Monique Manigat, who is also the school's wellness > > liaison, said the students came up with the boycott themselves but > > finding an alternative hasn't been easy. She said she tried to > > organize car washes for her pupils but the school couldn't afford > the > > necessary insurance. > > > > " Parents are contributing as much as they can. They just don't have > > the means to foot the whole bill, " Manigat said. > > > > Fifth-graders have until the end of February to raise the remaining > > $12,000 needed for a weeklong trip in May to Williamsburg, Va., and > > Washington, D.C. > > > > Daphnie said she hasn't raised one dollar toward her personal $455 > goal. > > > > " I'm happy because people won't get fat. But I'm sad because how > are > > we going to get the money to go on our field trip? " > > > > Eighty percent of the school's pupils are eligible for a lunch > program > > for low-income students. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 This is great! Yes, I too will send the children some money and a letter. Isn't there some saying somewhere that says something about children leading the way? linda > > Found it!! > > > > http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/northsideelem/ > > > > If you look at the faculty page you'll see their teacher's name > > listed. I'm sending a letter and some money, too. Good idea! > > > > Shelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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