Wishes of Westwood 2013

Wishes of Westwood – Keeping it Local

Aboard the Redhawk Express!

Assembly:  Friday, December 13, 1:00pm

Community Assistance Bridge (CAB) housed at Trinity Methodist Church, Blythewood SC

·         Collecting canned goods/non-perishable food items through 1^st period classes.

·         Collected canned goods at the Harvest Festival, October 27

·          Hosting movie night, November 12.  Showing Hunger Games.  No admission charge but we will be      accepting canned goods at the door.

·         Playing the Hunger Games, starting November 18, at school.  Cost to play $3 for students, $5 for faculty.     All proceeds go to buy canned goods

·         Longleaf Middle and Muller Road Middle are also collecting and adding to our total.  The winner of the      2^nd annual “Battle of the Cans” will be awarded a trophy at the Wishes of Westwood Assembly.

Blythewood Animal Hospital

·         The Animal and Vet Club at Westwood is collecting old newspapers and blankets for the animals at the Blythewood Animal Hospital.

Tricia’s Trunk at Sandy Level Baptist Church

·         Redhawk Helping Hands is collecting gently worn clothing to be donated to Tricia’s Trunk in Blythewood.  Once a month this organization gives out free clothing to all who come and ask for them.  Our transition teacher and her students are washing, drying, and folding the clothes before we donate them.

Make a Wish Foundation

·         Student Senate and our coaching staff are collecting spare change to be donated to the Make A Wish Foundation in honor of Amelia, a student at Lake Carolina Elementary School, who has terminal cancer.  Amelia will also be an honorary member riding on the Westwood Float at the Blythewood parade, December 8. 2013.

Foster Children

·         Partnering with DSS classes, organizations and individuals at Westwood are adopting foster children from the area.  A party will be held on December 9 where these children will meet the students who adopted them and receive their gifts from Santa.

Westwood Serves

·         Westwood is focusing the entire year on what we can DO to help those in our neighboring community.

·         All student government members are required to do community service each semester.  This month we have helped the CAB program get their facilities repaired for their opening in November.  Each grade level is planning individual community services for the months of November/December.

·         All athletes are required to do community service.  Some of the activities they have participated in thus far include helping with Sandlapper Elementary Football Day, face painting at Killian Elementary Kick Off, Vive Church 5K run help, USMC Mud Run help, “Dig PinK” baked good sales for breast cancer awareness.

·         Every month, we have a community service opportunity for the entire school.  So far we have participated in the United Way’s Day of Service (32V),  Brett’s Rainbow(70V)), and cleaning Doko Manor Trails in Blythewood (100 V)  Blood drive is scheduled for January.