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Sycamore 7th graders Connor Kacena-Merrell, Julius Payner, Adam Wilkerson, Justin Puno, and Alex Cheng raised money to help support education in Uganda and help them to build schools in remote communities. The students are working with Building Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization located in Indianapolis. They are working toward a goal of $50,000, which is enough to create one school and to fund a fellow who teaches future teachers. They also held a fundraiser at Amore Pizzeria and Ristorante.
Pennies For Pets Program Raises Money for IndyHumane Sycamore 2nd Grade students took action and raised money to help IndyHumane care for the animals. Sycamore students collected pennies (and other coins and bills) within the school community at each of the three entrances for a week in April. The students became aware that, because of the pandemic, IndyHumane’s normal fundraising events changed, and many pet owners lost their jobs and were finding it difficult to afford the pet food they need. Pet surrenders had been on the rise, requiring the need for more supplies to support foster families. Sycamore raised nearly $900 for the organization, presenting it to them in early May.
Kindergarten Book Drive Sycamore Kindergarten hosted a book drive, collecting books to be given to several organizations that provide services to families in need. They collected gently used and new picture books as well as easier chapter books. Last year, the class collected close to 2,000 books and exceeded that goal this year.
Third Grader a Guest Speaker at Butler Violet Pangan, a Sycamore 3rd Grade student, was a guest speaker in a Butler University class, “Sustainable and Healthy Nutrition” for health care professionals. She shared her experience being a patient at Riley Hospital dealing with Celiac Disease and also gave the undergraduates advice for working with children in their future careers.
WISH-TV Showcases Sycamore’s Leni Lee Sycamore 4th grader, Leni Lee, is the founder of Band Together, a small business making beaded face bands to help keep face masks from falling off. The young entrepreneur was working to help solve a pandemic problem while proving that someone small can make a big difference. “I thought of the idea while I was in ice skating. My mask would always fall off and onto the ground, and I would have to get a new one,” said Lee who noticed friends of hers were having similar problems in their activities and in school. She was interviewed on WISH-TV about her project.
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