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WATCH: Main Line HS 'Lip Dub' Helping Struggling Kensington School
Webster Elementary School needs to raise $20,000 for supplies and more. A Main Line high school stepped in to spread the message.
PHILADELPHIA – John H. Webster Elementary School in Philadlephia's Kensington neighborhood i looking to raise $20,000 to help pay for school supplies while under a tight budget. To help spread the word about the fundraising campaign, a Main Line high school paid a visit to Webster where they filmed a lip dub video and the result is awesome.
Lower Merion High School is partnering with Webster to help generate crucial funds for the school, and the LMHS students got creative in spreading the message.
Students put together a lip dub video set to Jess Glynne's song "Hold My Hand."
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The video features LMHS and Webster students and is truly remarkable and moving.
The video is hoping to spread the word about the Kensington school's effort to raise $20,000 due to budget constraints and high out of pocket expenses for teachers, according to Lower Merion School District.
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A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help generate money for the school, which has seen teachers paying hundreds of dollars a year, out of pocket, for classroom supplies.
Since launching April 17, nearly $6,000 of the $20,000 goal has been raised as of April 27.
Raised funds will be used for:
- Weekly Readers from Scholastic and Time Magazine to function as Science and Social Studies curriculum.
- High interest, low-level nonfiction books to be used for guided reading and small group literacy instruction in order to help raise students' reading levels.
- All necessary materials that will be used to supplement the educational needs of Webster students.
- Webster also could use company funding to purchase student uniforms, underwear, coats, and school bags.
- Supplemental technology needs.
Watch the lip dub video below:
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