An article about an #ActofKindness in Washington, DC coordinated by the Newtown Foundation in conjunction with our trip to the National Vigil for Victims of Gun Violence earlier this month. To #HonorWithAction, the group spent the morning before the December 11 vigil performing acts of kindness around Washington that had been organized through The Newtown Foundation. One group, including several high school students, went to Savoy Elementary School (SES), which is located within Anacostia, one of the poorest neighborhoods of Washington. Many kids in SES are not proficient in math or reading. Gun violence is prevalent in the area. “The day before we delivered the books, the school had been in lockdown because someone was shot and killed outside an adjoining school,” said Sue Roman, a Newtown resident who helped organize and deliver the books. “The kids deal with #gunviolence all the time.”
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 15:30:01 +0000
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