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Lower School jumps on board Habitat fundraiser with Boosterthon Fun Run
Mar 20, 2007 12:00 AM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Darlington’s Habitat for Humanity fundraiser officially became a school-wide effort today with the kick off of the first annual Boosterthon Fun Run.
On March 29, students in grades pre-K through 5 will run as many laps as they can around a track set up at the Lower School during a 30-minute period beginning at 10 a.m. Now through March 29, Lower School students will be asking friends and family to sponsor them with a dollar amount for each lap they run.
“This is a great event that focuses on the importance of fitness, education and character,” said Dr. Steve Bartholomew, director of Lower School. “Each morning, the fun, energetic folks from Booster Enterprises will be visiting our Lower School classrooms to talk about a new character trait and count pledges. Our students are really excited about participating in the run next week.”
Middle and Upper School students are also helping secure pledges in support of the Lower School runners, making the Boosterthon Fun Run truly a school-wide effort. Students will have the opportunity to win various prizes based on the number of fundraising letters they distribute and the amount of money they raise for the Fun Run.
A large majority of the proceeds will go toward the $50,000 goal to build a Habitat House in South Rome. Student volunteers will begin building the house Saturday, March 24 and plan to have the project completed in May.
“It’s important to us that the house be built in the South Rome area because it is Darlington’s neighbor,” said student leader Anna Krueger (’07). “We want to reach out and build bridges between the Darlington community and the Rome/Floyd County community to show that Darlington’s spirit does not cease at our front gates.”
Once the Habitat House has been built, homeowners will be selected by the local Habitat affiliate based on their level of need, their willingness to become partners in the program, and their ability to repay the loan.
“We are very excited to work with Darlington because this is a great project for the students as well as the community as a whole,” said Bruce Day, executive director for Rome/Floyd County Habitat affiliate. “I think Habitat for Humanity is an organization that interests young people because it’s a hands-on opportunity. It’s doing something tangible. Poverty housing is a blatant problem, and this is doing something worthwhile where youth 16 and older can see results.”
Parties interested in making a donation to this student-led effort, should send cash or check made payable to Darlington School to the Assistant Headmaster's Office, Darlington School, 1014 Cave Spring Rd., Rome, GA 30161. Please enclose a note specifying that this is a donation to the Habitat for Humanity project. For more information, contact Reba Barnes at RBarnes@darlingtonschool.org or Ben Pate at bpate@darlingtonschool.org.
On March 29, students in grades pre-K through 5 will run as many laps as they can around a track set up at the Lower School during a 30-minute period beginning at 10 a.m. Now through March 29, Lower School students will be asking friends and family to sponsor them with a dollar amount for each lap they run.
“This is a great event that focuses on the importance of fitness, education and character,” said Dr. Steve Bartholomew, director of Lower School. “Each morning, the fun, energetic folks from Booster Enterprises will be visiting our Lower School classrooms to talk about a new character trait and count pledges. Our students are really excited about participating in the run next week.”
Middle and Upper School students are also helping secure pledges in support of the Lower School runners, making the Boosterthon Fun Run truly a school-wide effort. Students will have the opportunity to win various prizes based on the number of fundraising letters they distribute and the amount of money they raise for the Fun Run.
A large majority of the proceeds will go toward the $50,000 goal to build a Habitat House in South Rome. Student volunteers will begin building the house Saturday, March 24 and plan to have the project completed in May.
“It’s important to us that the house be built in the South Rome area because it is Darlington’s neighbor,” said student leader Anna Krueger (’07). “We want to reach out and build bridges between the Darlington community and the Rome/Floyd County community to show that Darlington’s spirit does not cease at our front gates.”
Once the Habitat House has been built, homeowners will be selected by the local Habitat affiliate based on their level of need, their willingness to become partners in the program, and their ability to repay the loan.
“We are very excited to work with Darlington because this is a great project for the students as well as the community as a whole,” said Bruce Day, executive director for Rome/Floyd County Habitat affiliate. “I think Habitat for Humanity is an organization that interests young people because it’s a hands-on opportunity. It’s doing something tangible. Poverty housing is a blatant problem, and this is doing something worthwhile where youth 16 and older can see results.”
Parties interested in making a donation to this student-led effort, should send cash or check made payable to Darlington School to the Assistant Headmaster's Office, Darlington School, 1014 Cave Spring Rd., Rome, GA 30161. Please enclose a note specifying that this is a donation to the Habitat for Humanity project. For more information, contact Reba Barnes at RBarnes@darlingtonschool.org or Ben Pate at bpate@darlingtonschool.org.
