 Our final community project on May 15 was a huge success! The 2FGR Race for Down Syndrome brought out many of Our families. In addition, due to your generosity we were able to raise $300 for team Heart And Sole. We were also so excited to see so many families join us at the race. Several of the children participated in the kids fun run and we had some parents join us on the 5K and 10k routes. Of course everybody got to enjoy the cotton candy, pizza, and ice cream that was served up afterwards. What a delicious treat on such a hot night. This is an event we have truly come to look forward to and hope even more of your little runners can join us (and the grown ones too!) For now enjoy some pictures from the event and we hope you all have a wonderful summer. See you in the fall!    
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February 2025 found us once again partnering with Dublin Coffman High School to help collect books for the African Library Project. It was an honor to be working with Mrs. Melanie Hitsman, Library Technical Specialist, Mrs. Kate Hastings, Media Center Specialist and Simon Groves, Co-Chair of the project. We surpassed last year’s contribution of 714 books with an overwhelming total 1013 books! Also included were puzzles and board games. The monetary funds donated will cover the entire shipping costs, and the books and games will allow an entire primary school in Malawi to have a library to call their own. Dublin Coffman High School is truly grateful to our parents for their generous donations, compassion, service and global thinking. We plan on partnering with them again next year, so please hold onto those gently used books, puzzles and board games. Together, we will put them in the hands of those who need them.
Our parents are so very generous! Thank you! December was truly a rewarding month for all of us at Dublin Montessori. We were given the opportunity to help a local family during the holiday season when there was no hope of the family having a happy Christmas, let alone being able to provide gifts for the children. Every tag on the giving tree was selected and our parents often provided more than what was requested. There was something for each member. The financial gifts as well as grocery gift cards were numerous and enough to help the family through the rough times.
It is much more rewarding to give than to receive, and I know that when each family dropped off their donation, an inward glow of satisfaction was felt. It was an honor to truly help this family during the holiday season, they will never forget our families’ generosity and kindness. Also, our traditional collection of canned food goods for St. Stephen’s Community Center was a great success. Many gave so those in need could have a food basket for the holiday. St. Stephen’s is truly grateful for the school’s yearly commitment to assist in the community. Have you heard the names Becky and Alice? If your child is in Classroom III, Mrs. Carroll and Miss Gilreath, you definitely know these names! Becky (two legged) brings Alice (four furry legged) to the classroom on Mondays so the children can read to Alice – the support dog! It has been a very successful adventure and will now be branching out into the other classrooms. It is a wonderful, calm experience for our children, and it also helps those you might be frightened of a dog, learn how to approach and respect a dog. They love Mondays with Becky and Alice! There are more community service events planned for the year. Thank you for your continued participation. Together, we can make a difference! Our Congratulations to Miss Heather Sheidler who competed in the Columbus Marathon, on Sunday, October 20, 2024.
She came across the finish line with a time of 3:46:58, beating her old record, and qualifying for the Boston Marathon, if she chooses to enter that race! With the generous support from our families and others of Miss Sheidler’s supporters, she raised $1200.00 for this very worthwhile event. She ran not only for herself, but for the Mile Champions at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. 24 patients treated at Nationwide Children’s Hospital are selected to line each mile of the race, share their story and inspire others. Each Marathon Mile champion picks a theme for their mile and is celebrated for their strength and bravery. There is also one Angel Mile to honor those who are no longer with us and one Encore Mile where we recognize every patient who has lined the course in the past. Together, they represent the more than 1.4 million patient visits to Children’s Hospital every year. Our families along with her other supporters raised $1200.00. So concludes our first community service of the 2024-2025 school year! Stay tuned for the next opportunity to contribute to our community and to those who will benefit from your benevolent generosity and caring spirit. We thank you for your support. November found us organizing our first community service of the new school year. In association with One Dublin, we collected gently used winter coats of all sizes. Our parents cleaned out their closets and donated outerwear for all ages. The collection was overwhelming and as usual, the generosity of our families was over the top! It is a good feeling to know that someone (many someones!) had a warm coat for the cold winter months.
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