Staff Report-
Abi (L), a third-grader, and Ali, a kindergartener, raised $771 at North Webster Elementary School just before school was out to help aid American Red Cross efforts in the disaster response to the Oklahoma tornado victims. They are the daughters of Erin and Gary Smith, North Webster. The girls’ mother called the Kosciusko Red Cross office to find out ways the girls could help since they’d expressed an interest in doing something to help the people there. Kim Komdeur, local Red Cross development coordinator, said helping others in a time of need is a primary focus of various humanitarian projects the students, staff and families at North Webster Elementary School frequently take on. Efforts earlier in the school year benefited Sandy Hook victims. The girls’ donation project was overseen by their parents as well as Christie Holst, school counselor at North Webster Elementary. The girls are very close to a target of $1,000 in order to become a Red Cross Everyday Hero – and have plans to continue to their goal of $1,000 once the school year resumes.
