Nuestro Mundo Community School fourth-grader Roya Olivares sent this picture to Helping Hands.
ROYA OLIVARES
Teachers and students: Would you like to help someone in need? Do you know someone who needs a little cheer?
Helping Hands can help you do that.
Here’s how it works: Students under 18 can write a short letter explaining what they would do if they had $200 to help someone in need. It can be a friend, neighbor, community member, family or another student.
Helping Hands coordinators will choose some of these letters and help carry out those plans to help. The selected entries will be published in the State Journal in December.
We're also looking for donors to help us keep this program going. You can donate at emptystockingclub.com or send a check to Helping Hands, c/o the Wisconsin State Journal, 1901 Fish Hatchery Road, Madison, WI 53713. Be sure to put "helping hands" in the memo line.
Teachers, we encourage you to send in your students’ letters. Helping Hands does not make donations to organizations, but rather to individuals and families, so please keep that in mind as you write your letter. The letters are carefully screened to make sure these gifts are being sent to people who are among those who need them the most.
Over the years, Helping Hands and our letter writers have made the holidays brighter for countless area residents.
Here’s how to submit a letter to Helping Hands:
Email your letter to helpinghands@madison.com, or mail it to: Helping Hands, Attn: Kelly Lecker, Wisconsin State Journal, 1901 Fish Hatchery Road, Madison, WI 53713. Families, classes or other groups may submit entries individually or in a single envelope.
Include the following: The writer’s first and last names, age, grade, school and community/city name, plus a parent/guardian’s name, email address and phone number in case we have questions. Teachers and group leaders, please include your name, email address and phone number so we can contact you.
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The deadline for entries is Friday, Nov. 20. All emails and postal mail should be received by that date.
