Cottage School Donates 700 Pounds Of Supplies To Hurricane Relief

ROSWELL, GA — Students, staff, and families of The Cottage School (TCS) in Roswell recently organized a donation drive to collect supplies for the Bahamas relief effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

As students from the school’s Interact Club learned of the devastation from Hurricane Dorian, they quickly turned their focus on ways to help. The Interact Club is a Rotary-sponsored club that provides young people an opportunity to participate in meaningful service projects while developing leadership skills.

After researching which items were urgently needed, advertising the group’s mission, and coordinating the donation collection, students and staff brought the supplies to the Bahamas Consulate General in Atlanta on Sept. 27.

Led by teachers Amanda Parker and Kiran Lalani and Roswell Rotary liaison Ron Cowan, The Cottage School’s Interact Club collected nearly 700 pounds of supplies in just under four days to donate to the relief effort.

“At The Cottage School, we teach students to take care of themselves and each other," Head of School Dr. Steven Palmer said. "We want them to learn to serve the community and others around the world. This amazing response to help others in need shows how caring and responsive the students, families, and TCS staff are in Roswell, Georgia and beyond.”

The Cottage School is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that combines small class sizes, a workplace model, and the implementation of study skills to provide a unique educational experience. This combination, along with the faculty and staff at TCS, work together to provide students with mild to moderate learning differences an opportunity to achieve academic and social success.

For more information about The Cottage School, visit www.cottageschool.org.