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Making a Difference: S.A.V.E.
S.A.V.E. isn’t just any ol’ nonprofit group; they’re the littlest givers around, and they’ve got soul! What is S.A.V.E. exactly? “It’s a program to promote peace and kindness within the school and community,” says Julie Doody, counselor at Elise Wolff Elementary school and facilitator of the group. The children of S.A.V.E., all students of Wolff, meet once a month to discuss school activities and current issues, and to organize and participate in projects from giving personal thanks to community workers to welcoming new students.
Recently, these philanthropists-in-training wanted to do a service project to help out survivors in Haiti, so Doody contacted Soles4Souls Inc., The Shoe Charity. Together with the nonprofit organization, the students and Doody launched a very successful drive for gently-used shoes. “Our initial goal was to collect 500 pairs of shoes,” says Doody, “However, after only two weeks, [we] collected over 540 pairs of shoes!” All told, they collected over 900 pairs of shoes during the month-long drive. That’s no small feat for some wee little feet. We’d like to thank the students of S.A.V.E. and Julie Doody for working so diligently to help others. These children are the future, and they sure do make us proud.
