$3,100 donated to Children’s Hospital
Published 12:07 am Saturday, April 23, 2016
- Fifth graders Sydney Stewart, left, and Myracle Revon helped load the donations into their teacher’s vehicle before delivering them to Children’s Hospital.
LAPLACE — The fifth grade classes at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School were awarded a grant from the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation to assist with a service-learning project this school year.
Baileigh Tregre, left, and Sofia Meneses grab a cup
of water as they complete laps during the walkathon.
The students learned about the benefits of physical activity and were exposed to the effects of childhood illnesses on those children and their families.
To help children hospitalized at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, the students planned and facilitated a walkathon.
They presented their plan to the complete student body and encouraged other students to participate in the event.
Their efforts were extremely successful as they raised more than $3,100 to donate to Children’s Hospital in the form of games, art supplies, craft items, books, gift cards and cash.
