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Lindy Elementary Students Stand against Bullying, Give Back
Lindenhurst students from Harding and Alleghany schools learn to take action against bullying and give back to kids in need.
Lindenhurst elementary school students recently took a pledge against bullying and gave back to children in need.
Power of One
Harding Avenue Elementary School students participated in a powerful anti-bullying program called The Power of One.
The compelling program used boxes, colors and masks in a series of skits that portrayed what bullying is, what can be done about it and how every child has the power of one - the power to report bullying when they see it.
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The program encouraged students to take action to make their school a safer and kinder place to be. And the important message that bystanders need to stand up to bullies was emphasized.
The skits, performed by actress Monique Stines and actor Philip James, gave vivid examples of different types of bullying, including physical, verbal, exclusion and cyberbullying. The skits visualized to students to report incidents to teachers and other adults for further assistance.
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At the end of the program, Harding students took The Power of One oath, as follows:
I will not bully others.
I will not stand by while others are bullied.
I will report and deal with bullying whenever I see it.
Because I have The Power of One.
Giving Back
Alleghany Avenue Elementary School students Robert, Riana and Ryan Herold were taught “it is better to give than receive,” so they expressed their desire to give something special to children in need.
Throughout the Summer months they earned money for various chores around the house. They gave the money they earned to their grandmother, Dot Uhl, to purchase yarn.
Uhl knitted more than 100 hats and purchased matching gloves to donate to Alleghany and other Lindenhurst children for the upcoming colder months.
“I've been knitting since I was a child,” said Uhl. “Working on this project with my grandchildren has been extremely rewarding.”
The Herold siblings also helped in knitting the hats.
Lindy Lens photos and information supplied by Carol Hauser.
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