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The Ridgely Middle School's Physical Education Department sponsors a Helping Hands Club which offers a variety of opportunities throughout the year for the students of RMS to give of themselves for service to others. We promote giving and caring hearts, compassion for those who are in need, and awareness of fundraising opportunities to help others.
Specifically, these opportunities are listed below:
Trick or Treat for Unicef
Jump Rope For Heart
Hoops for Heart
Salvation Army Stocking Collection
Easter Basket Collection for local homeless shelter
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Unicef
http://www.unicef.org/
Trick-or-Treat for Unicef is an education and fundraising initiative that gives U.S. kids, along with their parents and teachers, the opportunity to learn about their peers worldwide who are truly in need and to raise money on their behalf. Students who are interested in participating are each given a UNICEF box and are encouraged to have their families put their loose change in the box throughout the month of October. The boxes are collected and the donations are used to provide medicine, better nutrition, clean water, education, emergency relief and other support to children in more than 160 countries.
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Hoops for Heart
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2441
Hoops For Heart lets you play basketball, have fun and raise money for the American Heart Association.
Your contributions helps the American Heart Association provide the education and resources to significantly reduce the number of deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.
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Jump Rope for Heart
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2441
Jump Rope For Heart allows you to participate in various jump roping activities and competitions, have fun and raise money for the American Heart Association.
Your contributions helps the American Heart Association provide the education and resources to significantly reduce the number of deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke.
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Salvation Army Stockings
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf
Students are asked to fill the Salvation Army Stockings with a variety of items for a specific age and gender of choice. Recommended items are: small toys, tolietries, coloring books, school supplies, (no food please)...
These stockings are given to the Salvation Army and are passed on the children less fortunate.
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Easter Basket Collection
Students are asked to bring in various items to be placed in Easter Baskets. The baskets will be given to homeless shelters in Baltimore.
Suggested items are: Easter candy, school supplies, personal hygeine items and small toys that fit in a basket ex. Beanie Babies, jump rope, crayons cards, flash cards, yo-yos etc.......
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THANK YOU
The Helping Hands Club appreciates all the gracious students who participate in our valuable opportunities in serving others and hope you learn the special intrinsic feeling of helping people in need. We are truely grateful for the endless love and support of the giving Ridgely families who have and will support our efforts in helping others locally and internationally.
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