The kids were excited to see the inside of the Wish Closet
after seeing it in apresentation last month. They all signed in, toured the donation
room, the Cinderella Room and the Light A Smile room. It was so nice to know
that the younger generation is aware of how to help others in our community.
Several members from the Wish Closet Volunteer team were
involved and they enjoyed telling the children all about their duties.
The 23 visitors to the Wish Closet that night they were very
happy to see so many wonderful things available to them. It was a great event.
Back in class, the students were asked to reflect on the
event. Here are some responses from the grade 1/2 students when asked to
complete the sentence, Yesterday at the wish closet I...."
- ``I got to sort donations and got to go in the Wish Closet. It was fun!``
- ``I helped people``
- `I felt happy because all the families can get what they needed``
- ``I felt impressed of how many donations filled more than two pick up trucks!``
The grade ¾ students offered the following reflections:
Something I learned when we went to the Wish Closet is, it’s
good to help people and donate things that
people don’t have and make someone happy. And we learned to sort the things.
At the wish closet I learned that if one person donates
something it can make one whole family happy.
I felt happy to donate to people who need stuff and I felt compassion when I realized how much they needed it.
I learned that the wish closet is a wonderful place because
if you have no money you can go to the wish closet ONLY IF YOU NEED IT.
We helped people that needed help and we went to see
the dungeon. (the holding room)
At the wish closet I learned where the donation stuff goes
and if some people don’t have stuff
they can go to the wish closet.
Me and my class went to the wish closet. The people that
work there are proud of us for helping them. There was about 50,000 toys and
clothes! We also filled up two trucks!!
What I liked about the wish closet was when I helped other
families that don`t have much. Also it makes me feel empathy, when I help
other families in need. So I hope I helped lots of families that have very
little!!
I learned that the
Wish Closet is a wonderful place because……
they give to people that don’t have money and they give the clothes for
free ONLY IF YOU NEED IT. Walter
Gretzky Elementary
School Major
Ballachey School
The wish closet has 3 rooms .There is the Cinderella room
which is for the stuff for proms and weddings, the dungeon where they
clean stuff ,and the wish closet for the
toys books and clothes. I felt really good because I was helping people.
