“I have a student whom I have worked with for a few years and have gotten to know quite well. As the school year progressed, I noticed this student would always wear the same clothes, usually always the same hooded sweatshirt. I know this student is particular about clothes and will only wear sweatshirts and…
“This month I really wanted to dive in and talk to my kids about New Year’s resolutions! I printed out papers that had a list of questions for a few of my kiddos to fill out and sign at the bottom. I explained to them what a New Year’s resolution is: a goal a person…
“It has been a busy December! I have had a lot of support from the community to provide some of my families with gifts for Christmas. Olive Garden provided a giving tree, The Bottle Shop sponsored two students, Blue Buffalo adopted one family with three students, Martins Country Mart in Fountain City sponsored two families,…
“The month of December was full of fun, laughter, and tears. This month was very eye opening to me. The holidays are hard for everyone, but are a little harder some. This month I got a chance to go out and deliver food boxes and Christmas gifts for thirteen families (29 children) that needed a…
“The holiday season of 2020 was a difficult one for so many of our students. It is impossible to look a child in the eye and promise a wonderful Christmas morning with lots of gifts for them under the tree. It is, however, possible to help them understand the gift of giving. At RHS we…
“After receiving my 10 Thanksgiving boxes from LifeSpring Church, I set out to get them to my Westview families. All 10 were accounted for, however, one family was hard to get a hold of and I didn’t feel comfortable dropping it at their door without knowing someone was home to receive it. After a few…
What a year 2020 has been! Due to social distancing recommendations from the CDC and local authorities, CIS Wayne County was forced to make the difficult decision to cancel its 2020 annual dinner fundraising event. In lieu of this event, CIS hosted an online-premiere of its locally produced video, In Schools and Beyond. This video…
“I was contacted by a site coordinator about a family being homeless in August. I then reached out to the family and met them at a campground, where they had been living in a tent for the last two weeks. The family consists of 2 middle school children, mom, and dad. After speaking with the…
“A team of 20 volunteers meets monthly at First English Lutheran Church to assemble bags of food for Wayne County elementary students. We assemble and deliver food bags to 400 children in all 5 Wayne County school corporations. In addition to the individual food bags, boxes of snacks are distributed to the secondary schools in…
“My story for the month of October is a great one! As I am new here in this position I have been learning all kinds of new things! One of the tasks I have been asked to take charge of is the 21st Century Scholar Program. With a lot of research, Zoom meetings and talking…