Increase Miller Fifth-Graders Complete Service Project

Katonah, NY — Increase Miller Elementary School fifth-grade students in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District rallied for a special end-of-year service project that benefited neighboring students.

The project kicked off when a group of young volunteers introduced their class service initiative at a schoolwide assembly – a school supply drive to benefit nonprofit organization Neighbors Link’s “Learning Links” program, according to a district spokeswoman.

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“Learning Links,” an after-school program held at Mount Kisco Elementary School, offers tutorial and homework assistance to at-risk children of low income families.

Fifth-graders helped publicize the initiative by creating posters, working an information booth at the Spring Fair and collecting and organizing the donated supplies. The students set a goal of gathering a backpack, filled with supplies, for each of the program’s 84 students.

“We met our goal…and beyond!” said parent Ruthie Rosenberg, who helped oversee the drive. “We delivered the 84 backpacks to Mount Kisco Elementary School on Thursday, June 9, and they were given to the students at an end-of-year celebration on Friday.”

Photo caption: IMES Supply Drive 5: Fifth-grade students at Increase Miller Elementary School (from left) Cailyn Mariuzza, Suzie Orlovitz, Olivia Stabile, Caitlin Kerrigan, Alison Lustig and Julia Golis helped organize supplies donated for Neighbors Link’s Learning Links initiative. Photo courtesy of the Katonah-Lewisboro School District.