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Students' Performance in Cinnaminson Yields Unexpected Donation

The performance at Westfield Friends School led to a spur-of-the-moment monetary collection.

The Westfield Friends School sixth-graders perform ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.'
The Westfield Friends School sixth-graders perform ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.' (Photo Courtesy: Westfield Friends School)

CINNAMINSON — The evening performance of Westfield Friends Middle School’s “A Midsummer Night's Dream” on March 24 turned into an impromptu fundraiser.

“The [sixth-graders] dedicated their evening performance to the Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion of their country,” said Margaret Haviland, PhD, the head of the Westfield Friends School. “The audience was so moved by their performance and their intention that a spontaneous offering was made.”

“The kids raised $400,” Haviland told Patch.

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All proceeds were sent to the Global Giving Fund-Ukraine, she said.

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