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R-MA students write notes of kindness to local Senior Center
Randolph-Macon Academy participated in the “Show Our Community Love” initiative through the Warren Coalition this week! The Warren Coalition has offered to loan out their LOVE sign to local community organizations or businesses. As part of the initiative, the folks hosting the LOVE sign are asked to think of a group of people in the community that they would like to recognize by writing cards of kindness & appreciation. R-MA chose the Senior Center – Seniors First, Shenandoah County Agency for Aging.
Earlier this week, 4 Upper School and 2 Middle School students hand delivered the kindness cards to the senior citizens. It was a huge success! The card recipients were so impressed with how thoughtful the notes were. R-MA delivered over 100 handwritten notecards! Approximately 40 will be delivered to homebound senior citizens during their meal delivery this week. Some of the senior citizens are planning on writing back to the cadets!
As a special bonus, the R-MA students got to meet Sheriff Butler at the Senior Center. He had just finished singing a few songs for the seniors to dance! What a unique chance for students to meet one of our community leaders in person. Butler took time to have a nice chat with the students.
R-MA is a co-ed, private boarding school for grades 6-12 in Front Royal, Virginia – just 1-hour from Washington D.C. We offer a superior university-prep curriculum with an elite Air Force JROTC program. 100% of R-MA graduates are accepted to university every year, with the Class of 2022 graduating 59 students who received over $16.6 million in scholarships.
Find out more about the R-MA difference! Check us out at www.rma.edu.
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