R-MA Middle School Interact presents check to ‘Autism Speaks’

R-MA Interact Club watches as ‘Peanut’ Smith helps mom accept donation to Autism Speaks. Courtesy Photo/Cooper Bourdon (Class of 2011)

On Thursday, March 16 at the weekly Interact Club meeting at Randolph-Macon Academy Middle School, students presented a check to Christina (Harper) Smith (R-MA class of 2008) in the amount of $150 to the organization Autism Speaks, in honor of her son “Peanut” (center of photo) and “Peanut’s Patrol”.  Smith has set a goal of $2,000 of this Autism Speaks fundraiser.

This school year, the R-MA Middle School Interact students have raised over $2,000, and contributed over 1,200 hours of service above self towards their local, regional and international community.  Organizations impacted positively by these R-MA Middle School Interact activities are The Salvation Army, Able Forces, Rise Against Hunger (formerly known as “Stop Hunger Now”), and now Autism Speaks.

Since inception in 2011, the R-MA Middle School Interact Club has raised over $10,000 and contributed over 6,000 hours to local, regional and International humanitarian efforts.

(Information from an R-MA Middle School Interact release)