Thanks to the tremendous contributions of students and their families, our Katrina Backpack Project was a remarkable success. Tamarac students collected enough school supplies to fill 103 backpacks for the young hurricane victims in Mississippi and Louisiana. We also sent extra boxes of pencils, pens, glue, crayons, markers, protractors and some special supplies for their teachers!

Due to the energetic support of parents in our school community, we received cash donations, offers of assistance from local businesses, and were able to arrange transportation for all of the supplies. Thanks to Kim Woodard for connecting us with Borwegen Trucking Company of Greenville, New York. Thanks also, to Angela LeMay and her friends at Albany International for their support, and the folks at Sunset Salon and Gallivan Corporation for their generous donations

Of course, this project would not have been possible without the kindergarten parents who volunteered their time and energy to help prepare the backpacks and get them out to the children who need them.

Your participation and overwhelming support of this service learning project goes to shows that Tamarac really cares and shares! It truly embodied our school motto: