Students 'Share the Warmth' on News Channel 9's Bridge Street

SKANEATELES, NY (November 15, 2018) – State Street Intermediate School students visited New Channel 9’s Bridge Street in Syracuse this morning to talk about the Skaneateles Central School District Share the Warmth Clothing Drive, which is taking place through Friday, November 16.

Students, Jackson & Colton Bone and Addy Pavlus, joined the Bridge Street anchors live on the show this morning to provide details on the collaboration between Skaneateles students and the Elementary PTC, who together have organized this clothing drive to help students of Syracuse City Schools.

“When we were coming up with ideas I learned that Syracuse is the ninth most impoverished city in the U.S.,” said State Street fifth grader, Jackson Bone.  “So I thought, why don’t we make a clothing drive for that because kids like us are going to school without any warm jackets.” 

 “We’ll take any warm clothes because we want the kids to be warm,” said third grade student, Colton Bone.  Adding, “if you want to see a change, you have to be the change.”

“We’re talking about how other people matter in school and that goes along with this clothing drive,” said fourth grader, Addy Pavlus.  “This is all part of our Positivity Project in helping others and being kind.”

Students interested in donating new or gently used winter coats, warm shirts & pants, socks, underwear, sneakers, cleats, boots, toiletries, and laundry soap for children and adults can drop-off items at the Waterman Primary School, State Street Intermediate School and Skaneateles Middle School through Friday.

Adults wishing to donate these items can drop off items at the Skaneateles Central Schools District Office, located at 45 East Elizabeth St., between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The Share the Warmth Clothing Drive is being hosted by Kids for Kids in Need.

For more information please email SkaneatelesElementaryPTC@gmail.com or call the District Office at (315) 291-2221.

Keep in touch with events and happenings in relation to the Skaneateles Central School District by visiting online at www.skanschools.org or following the district’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Skaneateles.Schools.