Athena Cares: January 2018

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Greece Rotary Ziti Dinner Service with a Smile

Members of Athena Cares helped serve meals at the annual Greece Rotary Ziti Dinner on Sunday. This fundraiser helps the Rotary club give back to the community, and they have been very generous to our group.

Greece Rotary Ziti Dinner Service with a Smile

Members of Athena Cares helped serve meals at the annual Greece Rotary Ziti Dinner on Sunday. This fundraiser helps the Rotary club give back to the community, and they have been very generous to our group.

Pirate Toy Fund Sorting Event

Members of Athena Cares and NHS helped sort toys last weekend for the Pirate Toy Fund, which brings cheer to children in the hospital, at Christmastime, etc. We even made the News 8 Honor Roll!

Pirate Toy Fund Sorting Event

Members of Athena Cares and NHS helped sort toys last weekend for the Pirate Toy Fund, which brings cheer to children in the hospital, at Christmastime, etc. We even made the News 8 Honor Roll!

Athena Cares Community Clothing Closet

We are excited to announce that our Athena Middle School Clothing Closet is up and running. We collected donations of gently used clothing and, thanks to a $250 grant from Thrivent, were able to buy clothing racks and other organizers. Now, when students in our school have clothing needs, they can select items free of charge.

Athena Cares Community Clothing Closet

We are excited to announce that our Athena Middle School Clothing Closet is up and running. We collected donations of gently used clothing and, thanks to a $250 grant from Thrivent, were able to buy clothing racks and other organizers. Now, when students in our school have clothing needs, they can select items free of charge.

Book Bag Day at Athena Middle Raises Funds for Ronald McDonald House

We had a Book Bag day in December to raise money for the Rochester Ronald McDonald House. Thanks to strong support from the middle school students, we collected $252, which enabled us to buy materials to make 150 snack bags. When families leave the Ronald McDonald House in the morning to spend the day at the hospital with their sick children, they can grab these bags of snacks and drinks.

Book Bag Day at Athena Middle Raises Funds for Ronald McDonald House

We had a Book Bag day in December to raise money for the Rochester Ronald McDonald House. Thanks to strong support from the middle school students, we collected $252, which enabled us to buy materials to make 150 snack bags. When families leave the Ronald McDonald House in the morning to spend the day at the hospital with their sick children, they can grab these bags of snacks and drinks.

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Athena's First Well in South Sudan!

Greece Athena Middle School is excited to announce that, after 2 years of fundraising, we now have a borehole well in the village of Mabior Dong, South Sudan with our name on it. Approximately one thousand people will now have access to clean water instead of having to walk hours every day to get dirty, bacteria-filled water. Girls can now go to school because they no longer have to walk for water all day long. We were first inspired by local author Linda Sue Park’s book, A Long Walk to Water, which tells the story of real-life hero, Salva Dut. Salva was forced to flee his home in 1985 as a result of the Sudanese Civil War and spent years escaping the violence, walking to refugee camps. In 1996, he was chosen to come to America and was settled in Rochester. Upon learning that his father had survived the war but was very ill from a water-borne illness, Salva was inspired to organize Water for South Sudan in an effort to help his homeland. Since 2005, over 275 wells have been drilled, and Athena Middle School is proud to now be an official part of this important work. For more information on this organization, please go to http://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/.