Students from Weymouth High School in Massachusetts raised over $200 dollars for the Velveteen Rabbit’s Gift of Courage.

They did this by making fudge in their cooking class and selling it. They made signs, gave out flyers and worked very diligently on their marketing strategies.

Their teacher, Nancy Hanson is no stranger to children reaching out to help someone going through cancer. In 1993 when her 22 year old son, Billy was undergoing treatments for a very aggressive tumor, their family was overwhelmed by the support and kindness of young students from St Ambrose Elementary School in Dorchester.
The children prayed for Billy Hanson daily and continued to stand behind him sending cards and letters till he was well again.

This beautiful spiritual network is evident again in the students at Weymouth High School. They’re very committed to helping children with cancer. They raised enough money to send The Velveteen Rabbit’s Gift of Courage package to two little knights fighting the disease.

The students took a bus to the Donna Green Studio in Cohasset center to present their check to Donna for the Courage project.

While they were at the studio they were the first to meet “Magic” the magical Moon’s wild baby rabbit who is a survivor and one more beautiful auspicious sign that the courage package is on its way!

The whole idea behind this project for children going through cancer is how to turn something difficult into a healing adventure. It’s about tapping into inner strengths and finding resilience through facing fear. These students learned that if you go beyond your own needs and put time into service to others you get so much more in return.

The students are very excited about coming up with new ideas to continue to help Donna Green with her mission . What a beautiful example they are to young people of the world today!

More power to you, Nancy Hanson for “paying it forward” and giving your students some REAL education!
 

For anyone interested in helping the Weymouth High School students with on-going community service projects you can contact Nancy Hanson at Weymouth High school at 781 337- 7500

The students had to raise $145.00 on their own to hire a bus to the Donna Green Studio from Weymouth High School to present their check.

If you want to help, think about sponsoring these kids when they do community service projects in the future. Donating enough money to take the bus ride would be an enormous gift!

Thank you,
Sincerely,