Here is a wonderful story! Praise you Jesus for using ppl to help the poor! And a sign of the times as many of these parents were unable to afford much....a lot of people are falling on hard times in this economy. Praying! This educator proves some of the most important lessons arent academic. Nissa Ellet, principal of Heth-Washington Elementary in Indiana, became concerned for her students after noticing that many of them owned shoes that frequently needed mending, according to WDRB. So she did something about it. Throughout the year we have repaired -- I cant even tell you how many shoes, Ellett told the WAVE3 News. Weve used duct tape and staples and I started really noticing this is a much bigger problem than I realized. Many students families had fallen on hard times in the past few years, and poverty had risen to about 75 percent at the school, according to WAVE3 News. So Ellett reached out to the community through social media for donations to go toward new tennis shoes for the children, calling her program, Shoes For Students. While her original goal was to raise $6,000, the community shattered her expectations. We ended up raising $17,000 so we expanded, we reevaluated ... what else can we get for our students, the principal told WDRB. Along with new tennis shoes, Ellet used the money to buy snow boots, gloves, hats, scarves, a school hoodie and candy for every student, WHAS11 reported. And earlier this month, the excited children were brought to the gym for a special ceremony where they received their surprises. It was an event that left many kids in the Christmas spirit. huffingtonpost/2014/12/29/shoes-for-students_n_6367596.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000023
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:54:14 +0000
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