Unadilla Valley leads ‘incredible’ effort to aid victims of Hurricane Sandy
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley Central School District students and staff – joined by the community at large – have spent the weeks since Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc along the east coast collecting what school officials are calling an “incredible” number of donations for victims of October’s super storm.
The donations, which included cleaning supplies, dog and cat food, white vinegar, baby items, pens, pencils, colored pencils, notebooks, folders, backpacks, food, paper towels, shovels and more, were delivered last week to the Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School in Staten Island, according to the administration.
Unadilla Valley Elementary School counselor Sheri Houck, who’s led the initiative, said the response to the district’s request for donations has been “pretty incredible.”
The effort, she added, also falls in line with the elementary school’s character education theme this year of “filling buckets,” the idea being that – when people are feeling sad – their “buckets” aren’t as full, so others should help fill their buckets by doing and saying nice things to cheer them up.
In the case of Hurricane Sandy, however, those buckets are much further away ... and quite empty, said Houck.
“I just thought it would be a good idea for our students to see the importance of giving to others during a crisis, when others are in need,” she added.
A number of local businesses and organizations also chipped in for the relief effort, including the Norwich Save-A-Lot, Nina’s Pizzeria, Hayes Office Supply, Price Chopper, New York Pizzeria, Acco Brands and Wal-Mart. According to Houck, one UV student even stood in front of a local store and collected items from people to bring in to school.
Unadilla Valley Elementary School Principal Christopher Harper said he was “very proud” of Houck, his students and the community for all of the hard work that has been put into the initiative.
“We also applaud the kindness and generosity of the faculty and staff and families of our school community, especially during these challenging economic times and during the holiday season,” he added. “It’s really humbling for me to see all the generosity of our local community. I’ve always said it takes the school and the community to educate a child, and this is also true with unexpected crises that we endure together.”
For more information on Unadilla Valley’s Hurricane Sandy relief effort visit uvstorm.org.
The donations, which included cleaning supplies, dog and cat food, white vinegar, baby items, pens, pencils, colored pencils, notebooks, folders, backpacks, food, paper towels, shovels and more, were delivered last week to the Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School in Staten Island, according to the administration.
Unadilla Valley Elementary School counselor Sheri Houck, who’s led the initiative, said the response to the district’s request for donations has been “pretty incredible.”
The effort, she added, also falls in line with the elementary school’s character education theme this year of “filling buckets,” the idea being that – when people are feeling sad – their “buckets” aren’t as full, so others should help fill their buckets by doing and saying nice things to cheer them up.
In the case of Hurricane Sandy, however, those buckets are much further away ... and quite empty, said Houck.
“I just thought it would be a good idea for our students to see the importance of giving to others during a crisis, when others are in need,” she added.
A number of local businesses and organizations also chipped in for the relief effort, including the Norwich Save-A-Lot, Nina’s Pizzeria, Hayes Office Supply, Price Chopper, New York Pizzeria, Acco Brands and Wal-Mart. According to Houck, one UV student even stood in front of a local store and collected items from people to bring in to school.
Unadilla Valley Elementary School Principal Christopher Harper said he was “very proud” of Houck, his students and the community for all of the hard work that has been put into the initiative.
“We also applaud the kindness and generosity of the faculty and staff and families of our school community, especially during these challenging economic times and during the holiday season,” he added. “It’s really humbling for me to see all the generosity of our local community. I’ve always said it takes the school and the community to educate a child, and this is also true with unexpected crises that we endure together.”
For more information on Unadilla Valley’s Hurricane Sandy relief effort visit uvstorm.org.
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