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E. Wilson Morrison student groups play Santa for local vets and others
On Wednesday, December 22, the Early Act and Boys Into Gentlemen (B.I.G.) students at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School Presented Able Forces CEO, Skip Rogers, with the $504 they raised for Skip’s Non-Profit “Adopt a Warrior” project, helping local struggling veterans and their families with needs for the holidays. The students raised these funds through a “Change War” where they challenged each other’s classes to see who could raise the most change. Nineteen classes participated. The winning class was first-year 5th-grade teacher Ashley Lafferty’s class.
Additionally, the Early Act and B.I.G. Students collected several hundred pounds of canned goods, for our local Salvation Army.
The Early Act Club at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School is sponsored by The Rotary Club of Warren County.
‘The Royal Examiner photographer is here, we’ve out-loaded canned goods at great personal risk – Where are our recipients?’ EWM ‘Early Act’ and B.I.G. (Boys Into Gentlemen) students may be asking under sunny but chilly skies. Here’s one, below, sponsor Michael Williams, blue hoodie, greets Able Forces Skip Rogers to receive a check for $504 raised for the Christmas ‘Adopt a Warrior’ Project. Royal Examiner Photos by Roger Bianchini
And here’s the other one, Salvation Army Capt. Ann Hawk thanks students for their work in collecting canned goods to be distributed to those in need during holidays. Below, those canned goods are loaded and ready to go.
Rogers is so excited about receiving the check for $504 raised to help some vets and their families celebrate the holidays that, below, he calls muster to run a high-5 celebration down the student line.
And there he goes – get them up there, Christmas soldiers!!!
These E. Wilson Morrison students got into the Christmas ‘act early’ and helped some locals have a ‘BIG’ time this holiday season. – THAT’s the spirit, kids. Courtesy Photo EWM
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