Students support Free the Children

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Published on Thursday, July 2, 2015

Students at Sprucewood Colony and Kaylyn Roe

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The Neepawa Banner

This spring, the 34 students at Sprucewood Colony school decided to make hanging flower pots to help raise money for the charity Free The Children.  The students, under the direction of head gardener Garry Wollman, went to the green house and each planted flowers into their own pots to be sold for the fundraiser. Teachers at the school taught the students about the Free The Children Charity and encouraged the children to pick a pillar to support with their fundraising. 

The students decided they'd like to support the Alternative Income pillar and give the money toward buying families goats.  A goat provides milk, meat and a sustainable income by increasing a families herd.  This in turn helps the family provide basic needs such as clean water, food, health care and education to their children. The school also decided to have their fundraising money go under Kaylyn Roe's name as she is also raising money for Free The Children as part of her pageant duties. To learn more about Free The Children go to freethechildren.com.

 Kaylyn also went to Brookdale school to read to the students about kindness.  She discussed ways we can be kind in our school, home and community.  She reminded students to also be kind to animals who are under our care and our earth to keep it clean and growing.