Two eighth grade students at Higgins Middle School, Katie Wallace and Matt D'Amato, have launched a citywide clothing drive to benefit other kids in need.
In their role as youthful ambassadors for promoting community service, Higgins Middle School students Katie Wallace and Matt D'Amato have launched a clothing drive, with the help of local officials, to benefit other kids in need. The eighth-graders are serving as Peabody's representatives in this year's Project 351 initiative. The program is sponsored by Gov. Deval Patrick and encourages student involvement in community service and leadership development. Mayor Ted Bettencourt, other local officials, faculty and staff gathered with Wallace and D'Amato Monday to kick off the Higgins Cares Peabody Clothing Drive, which lasts through April 10. Residents are encouraged to donate new or gently used children's clothing and footwear and they can …
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Matthew D'Amato and Katie Wallace will serve as Peabody's ambassadors in the annual service program with Gov. Deval Patrick and both were nominated by Higgins Principal Todd Bucey.
Two Higgins Middle School students join more than 300 fellow eighth-graders today in Boston to represent the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts for the 2013 kickoff to Project 351. Matthew D'Amato and Katie Wallace will serve as Peabody's ambassadors in the service program with Gov. Deval Patrick and both were nominated by Higgins Principal Todd Bucey. Bucey praised both students for their "compassion, commitment, humility, kindness and generosity of spirit." The program runs for a year with several leadership and service opportunities and kicks off Jan. 26 with a day of service. "I welcome Project 351 ambassadors from across the Commonwealth to the State House as we unite in the spirit of service," said Patrick in a statement. "Project…
Amber Moutsoulas
9:27 am on Monday, April 8, 2013
Great job Katie and Matt! Keep up the good work. more ›