Dollar Doing Good: A Community Service Project at Merrill
Sixth graders at Merrill Middle School were each given one solitary dollar bill by the school’s PTA and the assignment to pay it as far forward as they could within the community.
Four weeks ago, science teachers at Merrill – one of the district’s International Baccalaureate World Schools – challenged each sixth grade student to do as much good in the community as possible with their single dollar of seed money. Community Youth Concepts provided a training to help the students identify areas of need in the community and methods to execute a community service project.
Last year, this project generated over $8,000 in cash donations, 1,700+ items, and over 200 hours of community service. This year, the project generated $8,356 in donations and more than 2,600 items, and worked with more than 40 charitable organizations throughout Des Moines.
On Tuesday, December 20 the students shared in their science classes what they accomplished and a sixth grade celebration of the importance of community service was also held which included making holiday cards for families in need in Des Moines and for military personnel serving overseas.
Dollar Doing Good: A Community Service Project at Merrill
Sixth graders at Merrill Middle School were each given one solitary dollar bill by the school’s PTA and the assignment to pay it as far forward as they could within the community.
Four weeks ago, science teachers at Merrill – one of the district’s International Baccalaureate World Schools – challenged each sixth grade student to do as much good in the community as possible with their single dollar of seed money. Community Youth Concepts provided a training to help the students identify areas of need in the community and methods to execute a community service project.
Last year, this project generated over $8,000 in cash donations, 1,700+ items, and over 200 hours of community service. This year, the project generated $8,356 in donations and more than 2,600 items, and worked with more than 40 charitable organizations throughout Des Moines.
On Tuesday, December 20 the students shared in their science classes what they accomplished and a sixth grade celebration of the importance of community service was also held which included making holiday cards for families in need in Des Moines and for military personnel serving overseas.