Guidance Counselor Sue Cleveringa (left) and School Nurse Paula Rutherford (right) present Kaitlyn and her family wtih gift certificates.
When Fisher Elementary second-grader Kaitlyn Hughes and her family lost all their belongings in a house fire Dec. 26, her teachers and classmates jumped into action.
The school organized a fundraising effort called “We Care for Kaitlyn’s Family”, raising $952.22 to help replace lost possessions.
Kaitlyn and her family were traveling the day after Christmas when a fire gutted their home. While the house remains standing, all the contents were lost.
“One of our themes for counseling is empathy – thinking about how other people feel – and compassion – putting empathy in action,” said Sue Cleveringa, guidance counselor at Fisher Elementary. “That is exactly what our school did.”
In one short week the school raised nearly $1,000 to put toward gift certificates to help the family get back on their feet. Someone also donated a gift certificate for a photography session to replace lost family photos.
