For more than a decade, Pam Tenny, a social studies teacher at Merton Williams Middle School in Hilton, has rallied students, staff and families to help out the Society for the Protection and Care of Children (SPCC) by participating in the Teddy Bear Project.
Dozens of little cards with information on a child’s interests, sizes, favorite color, and wish for the holidays are given to Tenny every holiday season. Then students and the Merton Williams’ staff spring into action fulfilling each child’s wants and needs.
Toys and clothing are purchased, and wish lists completed for over 100 children every year. The children range in age from infants to age 17.
“This year, many of the requests were for very basic items, such as blankets,” said Terry. “We care about what else is going on in the world,” said Brooke Schmitt, a seventh grader in Tenny’s class. “There are many other people who are not as fortunate as we are.”
For information on the SPCC, visit www.spcc-roch.org.
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