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Jefferson School Early Act Club Helps Community During Holidays

The elementary student service club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Westfield made 200 rubber band mask lanyards for first responders.

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Jefferson 1st grader Sebastian Gould and sister Olivia Gould, a 5th grade member of the school’s Early Act Club, helped to deliver masks and handmade lanyards to the Westfield Fire Department and other first responders.
Jefferson 1st grader Sebastian Gould and sister Olivia Gould, a 5th grade member of the school’s Early Act Club, helped to deliver masks and handmade lanyards to the Westfield Fire Department and other first responders. (The Gould Family)

Press release from Westfield Public Schools:

Jan. 19, 2021

Members of the Jefferson School Early Act Club spent the winter break and the weeks leading up to it making nearly 200 rubber band mask lanyards for local first responders.

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The Jefferson Early Act Club, an elementary student service club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Westfield, donated nearly 200 masks with handmade lanyards to the Westfield Police and Fire Departments, the Westfield Rescue Squad, and the Westfield Regional Health Department.(Jefferson Elementary School)

The Early Act Club, an elementary student service club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Westfield, and the school’s Parent Teacher Organization donated masks with the handmade lanyards to the Westfield Police and Fire Departments, the Westfield Rescue Squad, and the Westfield Regional Health Department.

“We are so appreciative of the first responders’ hard work during this pandemic,” says Jefferson principal Dr. Susie Hung. “Thank you to our PTO for donating the masks and for supporting our efforts by supplying the rubber bands to make the lanyards.

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The Jefferson Early Act Club, an elementary student service club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Westfield, donated nearly 200 masks with handmade lanyards to the Westfield Police and Fire Departments, the Westfield Rescue Squad, and the Westfield Regional Health Department. (The Ricigliano Family)

Additionally, during the holiday months, club members collected over 300 winter coats for the non-profit organization Jersey Cares and 400 pounds of non-perishable items for the food pantry at Grace Presbyterian Church.

Jefferson School Head Custodian George Kaler weighs and packs more than 400 pounds of non-perishable food items which was delivered to the food pantry at the Grace Presbyterian Church on Nov. 23. (Jefferson Elementary School)
Jefferson School 4th grader Kayleigh Bucciarelli joins her mom in delivering more than 300 coats collected by her schoolmates for Jersey Cares.(The Bucciarelli Family)
The Jefferson School Early Act Club collected more than 300 winter coats for the non-profit organization, Jersey Cares.(Jefferson Elementary School)

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