More Schools Kick Off with
From the Heart
Tassajara Hills Elementry in Danville
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long with Donlon Elementary in
Pleasanton kicked off their school year with an Abiltities Awareness week which included reserving wheelchairs and scheduling a presentation with From the Heart.
Both schools begin their school year with this event to foster empathy and kindness across their school campuses. We can't think of a better way to promote this message than by exposing the students to learning experiences which have them participating in everyday activities while simulating some type of disability. Students might try moving through campus in a wheelchair, or play a game while struggling with a vision impairment, or even work on trying to pay attention to someone talking while dealing with diliberate and targeted distractions. These are all activities outlined in our Abilities Awareness curriculum.
These two schools go on to do a phenomenal job of kicking off several weeks of fundraising to help provide wheelchairs to those in need. Our efforts this year will include sending wheelchairs to Guatemala. Already as many as 6 teachers, at these two schools have expressed an interest in joining us for our distribution trip next summer. It is great to have such passion and excitement building at this time.
Our own Don Routh, co-founder of From the Heart has begun his campaign at his alma mater, Skyline High School in Oakland this week. Each school year they chose to run a year long effort to raise money for wheelchairs. They host events on a specific day of the week for the full year and are always our top performing high school.
Thank you for all of our schools that choose to begin their school year with From the Heart !
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