You may remember Ella's fourth grade service project in 2018 and last year she was part of a social justice class at school that raised several hundred dollars to help combat human trafficking.
This year, we hadn't thought about a service project yet until we were working on a craft for fun and it occurred to us that we could have a little sale of Ella's creations to support Dream House Autism Therapy Center in Armenia. The idea quickly grew into a plan.
1) Ella emailed her art teacher at school to ask if classmates would be allowed to help Ella decorate necklaces in the art room using the myriad of supplies there. The answer was a resounding yes.
2) Ella emailed the school leadership to ask if she would be allowed to set up a sale on school grounds one day over lunch to hold her fundraiser. She got another yes.
3) Ella and I cut out a lot of amulets from air-dry clay which her friends in art class helped her decorate in early April. Later we added the necklaces and price tags.
4) Ella and her group of friends from school held the sale and raised $74 for Dream House. Through some additional sales Ella made on her own, another $19 were raised. Finally she received a $20 donation.
5) We spoke with the director of Dream House to find out what needs there are at the center at this time. She asked for wobble cushions/wiggle seats, so we got multiple of those and then added a balance board, an aqua doodle mat, a floor piano mat, and two really big floor games because we know the OT and PT at Dream House like to be very active with the kids one on one and in small group settings. We can't wait to see those items in use, but unfortunately, they probably won't arrive in Armenia until the fall as the next SOAR container isn't slated to ship for a couple of months.
Way to go!!
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