Brighton School(R) Students in Lynnwood Donate More than 15,000 Meal Packets to Benefit Families in Sierra Leone

Lynnwood, Wash. (March 16, 2015) – On March 9, Brighton School hosted its sixth annual food package event during which students combined soup ingredients to make more than 15,000 meal packets for families in Sierra Leone. With this year’s efforts, students have packaged more than 100,000 meals over the last six years. The fundraiser is done in partnership with Children of the Nations, a charity in Silverdale that provides food packaging equipment. Students held a coin drive to help raise money to purchase soup ingredients this year. Though this experience, students learned the importance of helping others.

About Brighton School

Brighton School in Lynnwood, Wash., is part of Nobel Learning Communities, Inc., a national network of more than 185 nonsectarian private schools, including preschools, K-8 schools and high schools in 18 states across the nation and the District of Columbia. Since 1982, Brighton School has provided high quality private education, with a challenging and well-rounded curriculum, caring and skilled teachers and attention to individual learning styles. The school also offers extended day enrichment and summer camp. For more information please visit www.brightonschool.com.

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