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The Grove School Gives Back to the Community
Heidi Summers | November 29, 2011 | Comment
At The Grove School, we actively promote “giving back” to our community. In November we did this through collecting food for the local food pantry. One of our gracious parents put out a donation box that was filled within a week. The food pantry workers were so excited to see all the goodies we had collected.
For December we put out a “donation station” to collect food and toys for a local children’s home. This home provides respite care to foster children who need emergency housing. Once again, the parents have been eager to collect and donate supplies to children who are in need.
In addition to our collection boxes, The Grove School seeks to give back to the community by supporting local public schools. In October we help to sponsor an elementary school carnival. This was a great way to build a relationship with the families who live in our neighborhood, as well as a way to meet perspective families looking for our preschool.
These community activities were not created byGroveSchoolstaff. Our PAC (parent advisory committee) discussed what organizations they would like support, and a decision was reached by the parents of our school who we would help this holiday season.
With all of the preschools a family has to choose from, why pick The Grove School? I believe we are one of the few schools in Plano that seeks to impact the lives of children who don’t even attend our school. We strive to teach our children the importance of activism, outreach, and service to others – values that are taught first at home, and reinforced through our school programs. This is what I love about The Grove!
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