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Stockton High School service groups trick-or-treat for Lions Club, Food Pantry and Safe Haven STOCKTON — Once again, the Stockton High School chapter of the Highland Community College Servant Leadership team joined forces with SHS National Honor Society students and members of the school’s student council to help several organizations in and around the Stockton community. “The kids collected nonperishables and soap items to benefit the Stockton Community Food Pantry, pet food and supplies for Safe Haven Animal Shelter, and used eyeglasses for the Stockton Lions Club,” said Servant Leadership Mentor Cynthia Donth-Carton. The group collected more than 50 bags of food and nonperishables, pet supplies and a large number of eyeglasses. “This trick or treating is one of SHS Servant Leadership’s many community service school projects,” Donth-Carton said. “This project was chosen as a service project to benefit the students and the community. The students felt that it met their school project goals because it included volunteerism and it embodies the principles of Servant Leadership as well as their team development model.” Those principles include asking if those served grow as persons, and do they become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous and more likely to become servants themselves. She said it also benefits the students because they grow through serving and leading others to service. “The team has organized this activity annually for the last five years, and has organized the
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The Stockton High School chapter of the Highland Community College Servant Leadership team joined forces with SHS National Honor Society students and members of the school’s student council to Trick or Treat for the Stockton Food Pantry, the Elizabeth Safe Haven Humane Society and they gathered used eye glasses for Stockton Lions Club
Fourth annual Mady’s Pantry slated for November 7 and 8 LENA — Mady’s Pantry was started in memory and celebration of Madyson Jacobs who passed away on March 5, 2012. Madyson’s story started during pregnancy when ultrasound detected abnormalities in her brain. After birth she was diagnosed with a rare genetic syndrome called Walker- Warburg Syndrome which occurs in one in 5-million births with a life expectancy of three years old. Madyson had severe brain damage, blindness, and muscle dystrophy among many other
health issues. Mady continued to amaze doctors and her family with her continued strength. She passed away on March 5, 2012 at 5 years old. The first Mady’s Pantry was held in November 2012. We decided we wanted to pay forward to a charity that helped us
through those very difficult five years. It was an easy decision to pick the Ronald McDonald House in Madison, WI. This was our home away from home for many nights while Mady was hospitalized during those five years. The house runs on donations and provides meals
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for all the families staying there so they are always in need of pantry items. It was decided we would hold a pantry supply drive once a year in November to remember Mady and support the Ronald McDonald House.
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