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             On Monday of Catholic Schools Week, students at SMSH from grades K-8 devoted the day to community service. For $1 each student could wear red, white, and blue for the day rather than their school uniforms. The student council collected over $370 from this fundraiser that has been designated to go to Catholic Relief Services in order to help the victims of the hurricane in Haiti.

            In addition, each class carried out a special service project.

Kindergarteners Christopher Galligan, Jenna Freeman, Brooke Geisel, and Nicholas Costinos pack a box with birthday party supplies for Birthday Wishes, a charitable foundation that puts together parties for underprivileged children.

The two kindergarten classes collected birthday party goods from plates and napkins to favors and balloons that they donated to Birthday Wishes, a community service group that puts on parties for underprivileged children in shelters throughout New England.

First Grader Emerson Bergan displays her Valentine’s card that she made for Madonna Manor.

The first graders, in conjunction with the sixth graders, designed and decorated stand-up Valentine’s cards for the residents of Madonna Manor to enjoy on their meal trays.

The second graders delivered a “Thank You” cake frosted with a photo of the entire class to the North Attleboro fire department. The students received a tour of the fire station before returning to school.

The third and fourth grade classes collected items for Lenore’s Pantry in downtown North Attleboro. The fifth graders delivered a “Thank You” cake to the North Attleboro police department along with an over-sized handmade card signed by all the students. In turn, they received a tour of the police station, including stops at a jail cell and the armory.

Eighth graders Kiley O’Donnell and Kyle McGuire pack a box with paper goods collected for the Food ‘n Friends Soup Kitchen in North Attleboro.

The seventh and eighth graders collected paper goods for the Food ‘n Friends Soup Kitchen located in the First Baptist Church of North Attleboro. The eighth grade has a special affinity for this particular cause as they have been volunteering there for the past two years.

            Throughout the week, the school is offering raffle tickets for purchase with a potential class winner from each floor to receive a “No Uniform Day” and an ice cream sundae party. The money raised will be donated to help Haiti.