Leesburg Students Bake Cookies To Raise Funds For Afghan Children
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
LEESBURG - Fifth-graders at Leesburg Elementary are trying to make a difference in the lives of children half a world away - by making and selling hundreds of "monster" cookies.
According to Samantha Pierog, 10-1/2, "When President Bush told all kids to send $1 for the Red Cross, the fifth-grade students and teachers decided to make monster cookies and sell them for $1."
The kids gathered in Leesburg's cafeteria after school this week to bake the cookies; so far they have approximately 500, but are planning to make more.
"We just thought it would be a nice idea, a kind idea," said Nicole Kuhn, 11, of selling the cookies to raise money to help children in Afghanistan.
But making and selling the oatmeal-and-chocolate-chip cookies is not all the Leesburg students are doing. According to teacher Marsha Cook, the students decided this year that instead of exchanging gifts for Christmas, they would donate items for kids overseas.
For "Operation Christmas Child," each class is putting together five shoeboxes, with each one containing small toys, school supplies and personal items - anything that can fit inside a shoebox, Cook said.
And they're also writing letters and are still bringing in money for the Red Cross, she said.
"We're doing more giving than taking this year," Cook said.
Besides Cook, the other fifth-grade teachers are Rod Teeple and Teresa Schmidt. [[In-content Ad]]
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LEESBURG - Fifth-graders at Leesburg Elementary are trying to make a difference in the lives of children half a world away - by making and selling hundreds of "monster" cookies.
According to Samantha Pierog, 10-1/2, "When President Bush told all kids to send $1 for the Red Cross, the fifth-grade students and teachers decided to make monster cookies and sell them for $1."
The kids gathered in Leesburg's cafeteria after school this week to bake the cookies; so far they have approximately 500, but are planning to make more.
"We just thought it would be a nice idea, a kind idea," said Nicole Kuhn, 11, of selling the cookies to raise money to help children in Afghanistan.
But making and selling the oatmeal-and-chocolate-chip cookies is not all the Leesburg students are doing. According to teacher Marsha Cook, the students decided this year that instead of exchanging gifts for Christmas, they would donate items for kids overseas.
For "Operation Christmas Child," each class is putting together five shoeboxes, with each one containing small toys, school supplies and personal items - anything that can fit inside a shoebox, Cook said.
And they're also writing letters and are still bringing in money for the Red Cross, she said.
"We're doing more giving than taking this year," Cook said.
Besides Cook, the other fifth-grade teachers are Rod Teeple and Teresa Schmidt. [[In-content Ad]]