Michelle Powers’ 4-year-old kindergarten class at Sacred Heart Catholic School talked about what it can do for others this school year. They decided to raise the funds to adopt a llama for a family in Bolivia.
The llama will provide milk and wool for the family.
“It is important for my students to understand that the world is bigger than themselves, and that even at 4 years old, they can help people far, far away,” Powers said.
This time of year is also close to the 100th day of school and Valentine’s Day. Since each llama costs $100, it ties everything together for their Llamas of Love project.
Sacred Heart recently did numerous service projects for the local homeless shelter, food pantry and women’s emergency shelter, so Powers wanted to stretch her class’s project beyond the local community to promote international outreach. So far, the students are more than a third of the way toward their goal, and they will keep working at it until they earn at least $100.
To help the students practice writing, for every donation that is received, they are writing the donor’s name on a paper llama and hanging it on the display in the school’s lobby. The class also prepared a presentation and went classroom to classroom to kick off their service project and get others excited about participating.
To donate, call the school’s office at 715-526-5328 or mail a labeled donation to the school at 124 E. Center St., Shawano, WI 54166. The entire project booklet can be viewed at https://www.catholicfoundationgb.org/projects-available-booklet.