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Spanish Language Students Send $1446 to Hurricane Maria Relief
Montville Students Held Bowling Night to Aid Puerto Rico's On-going Recovery from the September 20, 2017 Storm.
Students taking Spanish and participating in the Robert R. Lazar Middle School Spanish Club held a iSomos Uno! (We are One!) bowling fundraiser on Sunday, May 20, 2018. A total of 52 people attended including students, parents and teachers.
On Friday, May 25, proceeds in the amount of $1446.44 were donated to the Hurricane Maria Relief Fund at HispanicFederation.org.
The students, who held the fundraiser, began the 2017-2018 school year in the wake of devastating news out of Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria, which hit the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, followed Hurricane Irma, which grazed the island on September 6. Eight months later, recovery from the storms remains on-going.
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“The irony that a hurricane with a Spanish name, ‘Maria,’ would wipe out an entire Hispanic island, on the second day of Hispanic Heritage Month 2017, inspired us,” said the students in a statement they wrote to accompany their donation.
Montville Township Public Schools Spanish teacher, Jaime Novak, facilitated her student’s efforts in taking a leadership role to do something to help. As a result, many of the 7th grade Spanish classes of Lazar, joined forces with the Spanish Club, led by Maria D’Apolito to work together on fundraising efforts. The students implemented many projects to raise funds throughout the year. In addition to the bowling night, students held fundraisers such as pay-to-play games and bake sales during lunch periods. They also sold student-made charms and designed and sold bucket hats that featured the class motto iSomos Uno! (We are One!).
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“The culminating event was a bowling fundraiser on May 20 at Boonton Lanes in New Jersey, which also featured a bake sale, a 50/50 raffle, student made charm sale, and selling the remaining bucket hats,” the students noted in their statement.
“These kids don't want to stop,” said Novak of the student leaders. “They are dedicated to the effort and plan to continue raising funds, even into next school year.”
