The Ridgecrest Project Give students have started a new project for the month of February called “Hearts for Haiti”.  They have made boxes for monetary donations and they will be put in each classroom.  They also had bracelets donated that they will be selling all month during the lunch period.  They have made special valentine-grams that students can purchase and send to other students.  All proceeds from their sales will be donated to haiti and all funds they raise will be matched by a local corporation.  They kicked off the project on February 1st sending love to our friends in Haiti.

Regardless of the limit in funds, the Project Give kids in Markham Middle School brought hope and joy to a shelter in their community. They researched different places to help and found one that helped many families in need. Budgeting was key as the students shopped for enough gifts for everyone. A ceremony was held were the students sang Christmas carols and presented the gifts to the recipients. The experienced of bringing hope to those facing trials will forever shape the values and characters of the PG student in this project.

Realizing that many families would go through the holiday season with out many of the daily items that many of us take for granted, Gage Middles Schools’ Project Give kids developed a plan to make the season much brighter and full of hope for many families in the Huntington Park, CA area. The names of needy families were obtained through Gage’s parent center and the kids created packages filled with food, blankets and toiletries. The children in the Project Give class received a lot of advice from their teacher, Mrs. Alma Guzman, as to what are the most needful things that families need in their kitchens to provide the best possible meals. After doing research for the items, the PG kids went to the stores to find the best deals. Running around the aisles the children gained real world experience in finding the best deals and realizing that the biggest package isn’t necessarily the best deal. The experience and the joy brought to the families will never be forgotten by those who worked hard to make this event a reality.