Brayton Students Give to Louison House
ADAMS, Mass. — Brayton Elementary students learned how to give back to the community by donating food and handmade blankets to the Louison House.
Students from Marie McCarron's leadership after-school program "Giving Back" decided they wanted to do something nice for the residents at the Louison House, the non-profit family support center.
"We show kids how to give back to the community and how to be part of the community," McCarron said. "Leadership has to start at an early age, and you can't wait until college to learn how to be a leader."
McCarron said after the students made blankets, with material donated to the school by Williams College, they had to decide what they wanted to do with them. The children said they wanted to help the homeless.
"They all worked together and they made the blankets," she said. "They also brought in the food ... some of these kids brought in one can and they were so proud that they were able to give back."
McCarron said she hopes the program empowers students and teaches them it really just takes a can of food to make a difference.
"It opens up their world knowing that they could give something small and make a big difference," McCarron said. "They see that there is something out there bigger than they are and they can be part of that and make a change. Just one can of food makes a difference in this world."
The children delivered the goods to the Family LIfe Support Center at Louison House in Adams on Wednesday.
McCarron said the students also decided to make book marks for the North Adams Public Library and clean up garbage around the school.
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