Hun School students Gwenyth Lewis and Olivia Hartman presented their donation to Lawrenceville Elementary School CARE Kids. Pictured are (back row) garden co-chair Dana Lynch, principal Judith Bronston, Gwenyth Lewis, Olivia Hartman, Ann Lewis, Carina Sayles, garden co-chair Celia Bavier and CARE Kids (middle) Jah’Lasia Gibli, Jerry Tian, Megan Simpson, John Gunton, Haley Schragger, Elsie Jessop, (front) Shubham Bhayana and Kate Steinmeier.
In lieu of gifts, two Hun School students asked for donations support Lawrenceville Elementary School’s garden for their 16th birthdays.
Juniors Gwyneth Lewis and Olivia Hartman received $870 in cash donations and an assortment of child-sized gardening tools.
Lewis was a CARE (Children Acting Responsibly Everyday) Kid while in third grade at LES and wanted to help strengthen the gardening program. Hartman, who lives on a farm, wanted students to experience the rewards of raising crops from seedlings to produce.
LES’ gardening program has been recognized with a Promising Practice Award from Character Education Partnership, and also received Honorable Mention recognition in 2012.
