These kids know it s important to do service projects all year round, said special education teacher Karen Seeling-McInnis. In the winter, the student council collects new and gently used book to give the gift of reading. In the fall, the school collects school supplies, and in March, students hold a food drive. The school gives donations to the Community Action Council, the Lewis Home, an overnight emergency shelter in Minneapolis, Santa Anonymous and an Indian center in downtown Minneapolis. We take care of Dakota County first, Seeling-McInnis said.
Children helping children is what our theme is.
I m really proud of the way the kids and parents here help each other. At Lake Marion Elementary School, students and staff look out for each other. For the last 10 years, the staff at the school has collected and donated gifts for needy families within the school. They re absolutely phenomenal, said Biegler of the staff. She said the tradition started small when she went out and bought a few things for some kids.