CARIBOU, Maine — When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, devastation spread far and wide. A group of Caribou Middle School students and their teacher recently joined in the efforts to help some young people impacted by the hurricane.
“About a month ago,” said Jennifer Michaud, life skills teacher with RSU 39, “I connected with a life skills teacher in Texas whose school was damaged heavily from Hurricane Harvey.”
Led by instructor Jennifer Michaud, a group of RSU 39 students fill pouches with school supplies to be sent to students in Texas, whose school was damaged by Hurricane Harvey. From left are Jason Ulrich, Samantha Shorey, Megan PLourde, Ana Searles, Gregory Mignacca and Dana Mignacca, along with school staff member Cassandra Davenport. (Courtesy of Jennifer Michaud)
Michaud went to work and raised $400. With the money, she purchased 20 pouches from Thirty-One Bags along with a slew of school supplies — enough to fill each pouch.
One recent morning, Michaud and her class worked to fill the pouches. To add a personal touch, the students wrote letters to their counterparts in Texas, and inserted a letter in each bag. The pouches will be given to students in the Texas life skills class, as a gift of support from northern Maine.
“They were amazing, kind and filled with generosity,” Michaud said of her students.
