School helps with Japan Relief Week

WEBUTUCK — During the week of Monday, March 21, to Friday, to March 25, the students and faculty at Webutuck Elementary School (WES) held a spirit week to raise funds for victims of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Each day a different event took place (Hat Day, Slipper Day, Stuffed Animal Day, Backwards Day and Red and White Day). Students and faculty donated $1 for each day that they chose to participate. Many donated much more. As a thank-you, David Friedman, a WES teacher whose wife is from Japan, donated a handmade paper crane to each person who participated.Working together, the kindergarten-through-third-grade school raised $1,006. In addition, thanks to a community friend who is an employee of Panasonic, Panasonic matched the first $1,000. In all, $2,006 was sent to the American Red Cross to help with Japan Relief. This small community never ceases to amaze people by proving what it can accomplish when everyone works together.