What is this and how
does it help our school?
(Updated 3/2008)

Some of the projects in which Grades 5-8 have been or are currently involved include:

• Bringing donations of canned goods or toiletries as admission to school dances or game nights, and donating those items to local shelters
• The Heifer Project - admission from one school dance is donated to purchase a heifer for a family in Africa
• Hike for Hope - coordinating school-wide participation in a local walk-a-thon that raises money for Lazarus House in Lawrence
• Kindergarten Buddies - our Grade 8 students share their talents and faith by escorting their Kindergarten Buddies to the school liturgies and participating in various activities with them throughout the year
• King Arthur Flour Bake-Off - funds pledged for this unique cooking project are donated to Lazarus House
• Lenten Dinners - students from each class stay after school once a week to supply ingredients, cook, and deliver meals to Lazarus House
• Turkey Dinner Drive - Middle School students coordinate the collection of various food items on behalf of all grades in order to assemble Thanksgiving “dinner” baskets and deliver them Lazarus House
• Winter Warmth Project - add the idea of a fifth grade students to word-of-mouth publicity and you get an event that has grown to be so large that it’s now held in the gymnasium – our Middle School students coordinate donations of coats, hats, and mittens for children and adults, and gift wrap them for delivery to a local shelter