The New York Times clip featuring Robertson. Photo Courtesy: Woody Hartley.
ROCHESTER — Local 11-year-old Kelcey Robertson made the New York Times last week for his work fundraising for racially diverse books for his school’s library.
Robertson sold lettuce he was growing in his garden to buy the books, which he donated to Rochester Memorial School.
“He and his mom set up a produce stand in his front yard, and he spent the day selling greens that he had picked and bagged from his family garden,” Rochester School Committee chair Sharon Hartley said at a March 4 meeting. “And at the end of the day he’d raised $700.”