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JRHS Admin Team

JRHS 15^th Annual Dans La Rue Food Drive

THANK YOU for your donations!

In an effort to help other teenagers, this February the Special Needs students at John Rennie High School held a sock-drive fundraiser for the worthy organization Dans La Rue. With the goal of gathering 1000 pairs of socks, the students advertised with colorful signs, made appeals on the morning announcements, and included daily visits to classrooms to collect and encourage their fellow classmates to donate. As added incentive, and to add a sense of fun, the prize of a pizza lunch was awarded to the class that contributed the most pairs to the drive. As well, friends in the surrounding community supported the cause with cash gifts, and additional pairs of socks.

This project was a success on many levels, as in order to give back to the community the Special Needs students learned many valuable life lessons. They had to work as a team, agree on, organize, and carry out a plan in order to obtain a collective objective. The positive response that they received from the student body helped build their self-confidence, and reinforced their feeling of being accepted as a valuable part of the John Rennie family.

At final tally, the students surpassed their original goal, having collected over 1300 pairs of socks, and $950.00 in monetary gifts for Dans La Rue. The true gift however, was confirming that kindness and inclusion are an integral part of John Rennie.

“Every act of kindness grows the spirit, and strengthens the soul.” 

-Unknown

Margo Edwards 

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GOOD JOB to Renniessance who organized and coordinated this year's coffee drive! This will ALL be presented to Sheila Woodhouse, director of Nazareth House, on Friday @ 9:15am in the Great Hall. Thank you all for your generosity!