The students at Auburn Middle School care about what is happening within our school and our country. We organize events and fundraisers for various causes. When Hurricane Katrina hit it was tragic. New Orleans and many areas near Mississippi , Louisiana, and Alabama were destroyed. Many people were left homeless, injured or dead. It was devastating to watch the news at night and realize that that was happening here, in the U.S, and it is scary to know that it can happen anywhere, even in places like Maine. The victims of Katrina lost everything.
Auburn Middle School students thought that they should do something to help people get back on their feet. So Mrs. Martha Stone, a guidance counselor at AMS, helped to organize a Hat Day. The purpose of having Hat Day, was for people to bring in hats, and in order to wear their hats in school they had to pay a dollar. It was a very successful day. We raised over $1,000 and we donated the money to the Red Cross to help some of the victims.
We do a lot of other things at AMS also to help some local people in the city. It feels good to give something back to our community and country. After reading this I hope you will understand that our lives are precious and we shouldn’t take things for advantage and we should enjoy the time we have together with the ones who care about us.
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