School-to-School Program

One of the very exciting programs within ANA is the School-to-School Program in which schools in the East have very generously contributed much needed items to Native American schools in the Southwest.

Although ANA is not formally affiliated with any religious congregation, we certainly enjoy working with the various denominations that are interested in the plight of the Native Americans.  Our School-to-School Program involves public, private, and religious schools here and on the reservations.

Accomplishments

• The students and faculty at Leary Elementary School in Warminster, Pennsylvania collected $350 to purchase books.  (See photographs of the presentation)
• A National Honor Society student at Central Bucks High School East in Doylestown, Pennsylvania collected two brand new parkas, two new blankets, several throws, various gloves and hats, as well as enough money to purchase another ten blankets and have them shipped to the Southwest.
• The second graders at Gayman Elementary School in Doylestown, Pennsylvania sent over 160 new hats, scarves and mittens to Baca Community School in New Mexico.  In fact, this school has had many collections of these items over the years.
• The children at Simmons Elementary School in Horsham raised $5,000 by putting on a WALK. They designated that it go to books, art supplies and T-shirts.
• ANA has  received generous corporate donations of books from Scholastic Books and Lisa Libraries in New York City. All of these donations have been sent directly to the Navajo schools. One of the directors who received shipments of new books wrote, "You should have seen the children’s faces, eyes lit up and grins from ear to ear. Toys are usually quickly forgotten, but the memory of a book lasts a long time."
• Schools in the Philadelphia region organized book drives as part of their Native American studies. As a result:
  • Second graders at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania collected over 500 books.
  • Third graders at Central School in Haddonfield, New Jersey collected over 600 books.
  • The seventh grade classes in Pennridge School District held a book drive this spring and collected over one thousand books.
• Other items sent to the Southwest schools:
  • Art supplies, crayons, paper, markers, pens and pencils
  • Basic hygiene items which we take for granted such as soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and deodorant
  • Good quality warm jackets, sweaters, and jeans
  • Games
  • Sports equipment

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Date this page was last edited: 08/20/2009