PIE students make blessing bags to help those in need
By Special to The Eagle - | Feb 10, 2021
Jennifer Cann’s second-grade class at Pine Island Elementary pulled together to create 76 blessing bags for those in need. PHOTO PROVIDED
Principal Tom Millins of Pine Island Elementary School said “what makes PIE amazing is our teachers’ ability to teach lessons both in and out of the classroom. One such example is a class project/initiative from Ms. Jennifer Cann’s second-grade classroom.”
“Over the Christmas holiday I saw on Facebook that someone was making blessing bags and keeping them in their cars until they saw a homeless person in need of food or other necessities,” Ms. Cann said. “This project really touched me and I felt this would be a great service project for my students. I talked to the class about this and they were super excited to start collecting items for our blessing bags. The kids got right to work and their generosity was amazing.