The Chapel School Holds Annual Make a Difference Day

Bronxville, NY- On Saturday, October 20th, The Chapel School celebrated its Annual Make a Difference Day Fair. Make a Difference Day, is the largest national day of community service. Schools, organizations, and families across America come together to better the world we share. “The stories told around Make A Difference Day show that anyone - regardless of age, location or resources - can accomplish amazing things when they take on the problems they see in their community.” (http://makeadifferenceday.com/about-make-difference-day) School families, church members, and friends of the community gathered to complete various projects.

The Multipurpose Room was transformed into the Make a Difference Headquarters. Service Stations were assembled where volunteers worked together to complete various service projects. This year, Chapel School friends and families decorated tote bags for Project Night Night, made cookies for local police and firefighters, created Christmas ornaments for seniors, and craft dog toys for animals in the local shelter. Over 50 people stopped by throughout the day, and helped to assemble 50 tote bags, 30 dog toys, 30 ornaments and bake 14 dozen cookies!

SL2 is a cross-over initiative between TCS’s thriving Service Learning and Student Leadership Programs. Under the guidance of religion teachers Ms. Danielle Gerbosi and Mrs. Joan Kennedy, TCS students created presentations to persuade a panel of judges to select their charitable organization to be the focus of a service learning project and recipient of a month of student offerings. One of this year’s chosen charities was Project Night Night.

The tote bags for Project Night Night will be filled with a stuffed animal, blanket and a book for children in shelters. joined hands and hearts to make book bags for inner-city children, write letters to soldiers, and make place mats for a local soup kitchen. Chapel School Librarian Sharon Peterson helped students make fleece blankets that will be given to families in third world countries through Lutheran World Relief. Families also baked cookies that were delivered later that day to the Eastchester Fire Station and the Bronxville Police Station. “It was a day where our students and their families could join together to serve those in our community,” Mrs. Kate Marino.

Kate Marino, The Chapel School Music Teacher for Pre-K through grade 2 and Youth Minister of the Village Lutheran Church, organized the Make a Difference. Village Lutheran Church and The Chapel School are located at 172 White Plains Road in Bronxville. For more information about Village Lutheran Church and The Chapel School and its programs, call 914-337-3202 or visit www.thechapelschool.org.