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Lower School Community Service Club Brings Smiles to Kensington Center Seniors

Ranney third-, fourth- and fifth-graders brought smiles to residents of the Kensington Court Assisted Living Center in early May as part of their work in the Lower School Community Service Club. Approximately 20 students participated in a trip to the nearby Tinton Falls center, where they helped the residents play a horse-racing bingo game. They also delivered hand-made cards and flowers to the residents.

“At Ranney School, we strive to instill in each student a sense of community and a commitment to service,” said Lower School Head and Associate Head of Academic Administration Patricia Lee Marshall. “When students reach out to others, our goal is that they learn to see service and social commitment as fundamental aspects of a purposeful life.”

The visit to Kensington was just one of many community service projects that the club has carried out during the 2012-2013 school year. The group participated in a local beach cleanup in October—unfortunately, their hard work was done just before Hurricane Sandy hit the New Jersey shoreline.

In response to the superstorm, club members and Lower School students spent November and December raising more than $2,000 through bake sales for Project Rebuild and Restore. The Red Bank-based nonprofit organization works directly with communities in need and was dedicated to helping families affected by the hurricane. With help from the Ranney School Parents’ Association, students also supported a food drive and holiday toy drive for New Jersey community members impacted by Sandy. In February, the group held a flower sale, raising more than $600 for the Ronald McDonald House.

The May visit to Kensington went so well that Community Service Club leaders and Lower School teachers, Mrs. Moruzzi, Mrs. Fowlkes and Mrs. Cicco, are already planning a second program at the center for the fall.

“One of our community service goals is for the children to learn from first-hand experience that our local community has needs for various types of assistance,” said Mrs. Fowlkes and Mrs. Moruzzi, who led the Kensington field trip. “The children have experienced feelings of empathy and compassion at an early age, and it is our hope that they continue to nurture these emotions with our club and in their private lives.”
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