Pennies For Patients-

Our charity for the month of March was the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Our grand total was $1971.23. Room 2A, Mrs. Akins’ class, won a pizza party as the top contributor. Thanks to all who donated.

Haiti Relief

Thank you to all who participated in our dress down day to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. Over $1800 was raised. Thank you so much for your generosity.

Go Green! Wear Green!

Over $400 was collected to save the environment.

Veterans' Day Celebration

On November 10, Holy Family School will hold its annual Veterans’ Day ceremony to honor servicemen.  The ceremony will be held in the upper church and will be followed by a brief reception in the school hall.  Students have been preparing for the event by writing a book entitled, Peace Is….  Copies of the book will be for sale at the reception and all proceeds will benefit the Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Boston.  The children have also been making prayer bracelets honoring all American Service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past year.  Dr. Gerard Hayes of Hanover, recently back from a tour of duty in Iraq, will be the keynote speaker.  Please help us honor the brave men and women of the armed forces by attending this very special community event.

This event will be held at Holy Family Church at 1:30p.m.

Dress Down Day:

On Wednesday, October 7 HFS was awash in the colors of red and blue in support of our favorite team, The Boston Red Sox. Students were invited to wear Red Sox gear for the day based on their $1.00 contribution to the JImmy Fund. We are proud to announce that a check in the amount of $434 will be sent to that charity in our school's name.

Family Packs:

Holy Family  School will be taking part in the "Family Pack" collection run by St. Vincent  dePaul. Please send in your items between November 2 and November 20.  Below are the classroom assignments:

KA/KB     Bandaids

1A/1B      Bars of Soap

2A            Hair Conditioner

2B            Toothbrushes

3A/3B      Deordorant

4A/4B      Kleenex (small boxes)

5A            Liquid Hand Soap

5B            Toilet paper

6A             Shampoo

6B             Toilet paper

7A             Shaving Cream

7B             Toothbrushes

8A              Disposable Razors

8B             Toothpaste

Key For Hope:

HFS is currently taking part in the Key For Hope Drive. This local group is located in Avon. Their mission is to collect old keys, recycle them, and use the money to purchase food for the needy in the South Shore area. To date, they have collected 130,000 keys, which have resulted in 26,00 pounds of donated food. Collection buckets are in every classroom.