New Canaan Country School Ninth Graders Oversee Food Drive

New Canaan Country School ninth graders delivered “Dove bags” of food for 43 local families on Wed., Dec. 19. Working in teams led by ninth grade teacher Elizabeth Carroll and captained by Amitav Nott of New Canaan, Bridget Keogh of New Canaan and Gigi Morgan of Darien, the 38 students gathered, packed, recorded and transported the collected items to the Food Bank.

The Dove Program, currently in its 50^th year, is organized by Person-to-Person, a non-profit organization located in Darien and Norwalk. The food was donated by students in the school’s Middle (Grades 5 & 6) and Upper (Grades 7-9) divisions.

The effort was a part of the school’s service learning program and was overseen by members of the ninth grade Service Leadership Committee which includes Alex Almeida, Andrew Almeida, Cody Comyns, all of New Canaan, Anthony Crossman of Stamford, Jack DeGulis of Darien, Reed Parmelee of New Canaan, Mason Pratt of Trumbull, Noah Rizvi of New Canaan and Gwen Thompson of Darien

“Through this program, the students are able to take an active role in responding to the needs of members in our community who might otherwise go without this holiday season,” said Country School Teacher and Service Learning Co-Director Will McDonough. “This is one of several community outreach initiatives in which we work to bring to life components of our Mission Statement: “to teach personal, social and environmental responsibility to create a community that honors diversity and our common humanity.”

New Canaan Country School is a co-ed, independent, day school for students in Pre-K (ages 3 &4) through Grade 9 living in Fairfield and Westchester counties. For more information about the school, please visit: www.countryschool.net.