TURNER – Children at Turner Elementary School had a special day Friday as they brought in the proceeds for their tsunami relief fund-raising efforts.
The children ended a weeklong project collecting change to help the smallest victims of the disaster. On Friday, they proudly collected and pooled the nickels, dimes, quarters and pennies donated by parents and townspeople. Then several pupils boarded a bus and took the proceeds to Androscoggin Bank in Auburn, which had offered the use of its change-counting machines.
The final tally was not expected to be known for two or three days, according to Stacey Pellerin, the school’s volunteer coordinator. Pellerin helped the Student Council with the project to benefit the United Nations’ International Children’s Emergency Fund.
The UNICEF project kicked off a week ago at an assembly when students viewed a slide show of India, and Student Council members explained the collection effort.
The children also enjoyed a special song written by the school’s own Owen Donnell entitled “Change for the Children.” Donnell, who has worked for the school district for more than two decades, brings his musical skills to many of the children’s projects.
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