Athena Cares: April 2018

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Athena Raises $367 for Smile Train

Thank you to everyone who participated in Athena Cares's Book Bag/Hat Day on Thursday, March 29 . Together, we raised $367.59 to benefit Smile Train! Thanks to you, Smile Train will be able to do even more to help children around the world who are born with Cleft Lip or Cleft Palate, which keeps children from being able to eat and/or talk properly. In some places, they may be abandoned by their families, refused schooling, or unable to hold jobs. The surgeries Smile Train provides takes all of these problems away and gives kids the opportunity to thrive! Thank you again to everyone who supported these efforts!

Athena Raises $367 for Smile Train

Thank you to everyone who participated in Athena Cares's Book Bag/Hat Day on Thursday, March 29 . Together, we raised $367.59 to benefit Smile Train! Thanks to you, Smile Train will be able to do even more to help children around the world who are born with Cleft Lip or Cleft Palate, which keeps children from being able to eat and/or talk properly. In some places, they may be abandoned by their families, refused schooling, or unable to hold jobs. The surgeries Smile Train provides takes all of these problems away and gives kids the opportunity to thrive! Thank you again to everyone who supported these efforts!

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Athena Cares Supports Rise Against Hunger

For the second year, Athena Cares members joined Rise Against Hunger to help package 40,000 meals for people around the world.

Athena Cares Supports Rise Against Hunger

For the second year, Athena Cares members joined Rise Against Hunger to help package 40,000 meals for people around the world.

New Bulletin Board Spreads Positivity

After writing inspirational messages for our school community, we put up this "Take What You Need" bulletin board.

Anyone who is having a bad day or just needs a "pick-me-up" can read them and take one that speaks to him or her. We have had several students and staff take messages and we keep replacing them with more...

New Bulletin Board Spreads Positivity

After writing inspirational messages for our school community, we put up this "Take What You Need" bulletin board.

Anyone who is having a bad day or just needs a "pick-me-up" can read them and take one that speaks to him or her. We have had several students and staff take messages and we keep replacing them with more...

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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/.