Warren Township Schools Give Back

WARREN, NJ — ‘Tis the season for giving as students, staff and parents across the Warren Township School District open their hearts (and their pocketbooks) to aid others less fortunate during the holiday season.

Students at Central School collected over 100 pairs of new slippers to benefit hospitalized children at Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, while fifth graders at Angelo L. Tomaso School conducted a canned good drive for the Franklin Food Bank in Somerset.

Seventh and eighth graders in Kristen Boni’s French classes have been collecting gently used clothing, school supplies and toiletries for the victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. The students also wrote letters to residents of the French-speaking nation still struggling to recover from a 2010 earthquake when the devastating hurricane hit in October.

— By Mary Ann McGann

(Photos via Warren Township Schools)

Photos 1 and 2: Central School 5th grade volunteers sort and wrap more than 100 new slippers for hospitalized children at Goryeb Children’s Hospital, each with a colorful “Get Well” note included.

Photo 3: 5th graders (L-R) Emma Clintock, Elizabeth Decker and Ava Tommaso take part in a canned good drive to benefit the Franklin Food Bank in Somerset, as part of the year-round “ALT Gives Back” effort.

Photo 4: 7th and 8th grade French students in Madame Kristen Boni’s classes collect gently used clothing, school supplies and toiletries for victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti.

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