Can you spare some change?

This week Hopewell Students have been participating in coin collection using their own change boxes and a "penny war."  All the money collected for "Pennies for Patients" goes to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and benefits patients and research for blood cancer.  The collection period ends tomorrow and so far the response and generosity of our students has been overwhelming!  The Hopewell community never ceases to amaze when giving is concerned.  Once again, way to go Mustangs!



(P.S.  Our "Teens for Jeans" campaign, which ended on the 10th, collected 792 jeans!)

Pennies for Patients

Our next campaign is Pennies for Patients.  We will collect loose change and donate the money to leukemia research.  Donations of gallon jug containers are also appreciated to hold the change in.  We appreciate everyone's help making this fund raiser a success!

How to Stay Involved

Many students at HMS have expressed that they want to be a part of Rachel's Challenge, but cannot attend club meetings.  Every student can participate.  Here are some great ideas to get you started:

• We are now on Facebook.  "Like" our Hopewell Friends of Rachel page and share all that you do for others!
• E-mail us at hopewellfriends@gmail.com with questions, comments, project ideas--anything!
• We are participating in Aeropostale's Teens for jeans campaign.  All you have to do is donate a pair of jeans to your homeroom teacher.  Help us meet our goal of collecting 1,257 jeans (one per student).

Also, some kudos for the HMS knitting club.  Students and teachers made scarves that will be worn by athletes during the Special Olympics.  Great job!

Holiday Giving!

This week Jr. Beta collected all of the toy donations from HMS homeroom classes.  These toys are being dropped off at North Fulton Community Charities today and will go in the Santa's Shop.  Santa's Shop will be giving toys and gifts to families that are struggling this holiday season.  NFCC is expected to help 300 families with gifts this year!  Hopewell students collected 2 cars full of gifts to help this cause!  Way to go Hopewell and Jr. Beta!  If you would still like to give a gift donation, NFCC will be collecting toys until Friday, December 16th.  Please visit their holiday website, www.nfccholiday.org, for more information.


 

Hopewell helps during the holidays!

Here are all the things Hopewell is doing to help during the holidays!

• Knitting club is making scarves for the Special Olympics. ( if you know how to knit and are interested, see Ms. Bolling or Mrs. Adams)
• The canned food drive was a great success! We raised over 8,000 items!
• Santa's shop is in progress! Please send in unwrapped toys to your homeroom teacher! We are collecting items for NFCC's Santa's Shop.

Also a huge thanks to Mr. Morris for being the MC at the very successful Mix it up day!

Great Job on the Canned Food Drive HMS!

Thank to all of our students and families for your contributions to the canned food drive.  We met our school goal of over 8,000 donated items and filled up an entire truck!  We even beat the total number of items donated last year.

Our next efforts will be to collect unwrapped toys and gifts for the holiday season.  Please start to think about what items you might want to donate. 

Thank you Hopewell for All You Do!

Way to go Hopewell on a very successful canned food drive!  We have collected over 6,000 food items.  Thank you for all of your donations that have made this drive a success.


Thank you to the students and faculty that attended 11Alive's Rachel's Challenge event at the Georgia Dome.  Our students presented our school's kindness chain, contributing to the 10 miles of kindness chains donated by area schools, organizations, and businesses. 

We hope that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with their friends and family.  Remember to give thanks for all the blessings in your life, and consider what acts of kindness you can share with others over the holiday break.