HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-05-13, Page 9Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel
Nobody, who arrived at Brookside Public School as an ageless,
genderless doll at the beginning of the school year has been
accompanying the Grade 2 students as each work on their
individual project to become a Somebody. Each student adds
something to Nobody as their project is completed so that each
student helps Nobody become a Somebody with a character and
identity as a caring and kind person. This is the second round of
profiles of students who have completed their projects. The last
installment will be published in a future edition.
Megan Todd taught Nobody how to care by helping out her
great-grandparents. She enjoys spending time with them in
Wingham, but they are old so it is a bit hard for them to do some
things now. Megan helped by making dinner of lasagna, salad,
ice cream and cookies and loading the dishwasher. Her sisters
Lauren and Reese helped with shoveling the driveway and Megan
also shoveled the steps to make it safer so her Oma and Buppa
would not slip. Megan made a beaded necklace for Nobody which
spells out "Nobody turning into Somebody", as well as adding
button eyes so Nobody can see what he is doing, making sure
that the buttons were the same size.
Alexandra Wilson was helped by her mom, Lisa
MacDonald to complete her Nobody project. She fed the
birds at her house in Lucknow. She was really excited to
help the birds get healthy by sprinkling bread crumbs and
bird feed around a patch in the driveway and some by the
water for the water birds. There were sometimes about 23
birds eating at once, mostly robin and blue jays. Alexandra
also helped by taking a few birds to the vet as their wings
were broken. She gave a hat to Nobody to help make him
a somebody.
Mason Bongertman helped to feed the community as his Nobody
project. With the help of his dad and his sister, Mason bought
food for the blue box for people who don't have food. The blue
box is in Goderich at Food Basics and the donations go to St.
Vincent DePaul. Mason chose most of the food that he bought,
picking out stuff that he liked. He put the food on the counter and
paid the cashier himself from the money he had raised. He also
collected some food from people in Dungannon.
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Leah Cole chose to help the cats at the Goderich SPCA that do
not have a home as her Nobody project. She raised money to
purchase treats, cat food, kitty litter, toys and things to clean their
cages. Leah helped the SPCA staff look after "about ten or five"
cats the day she took in her donation, but had a bit of time to play.
Her favourite cat was Molly who had been adopted, but the owner
got sick and couldn't take care of her so had to return her to the
SPCA. Leah describes Molly as the nicest cat who is furry and grey.
Leah's sister liked a cat named Pearl described as fluffy, but not
super fluffy, just a nice and normal grey and white striped cat.
Ryleigh Ward and her family made donations to help out dolphins, turtles, otters, pelicans
and other water creatures when they visited Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida.
Ryleigh reported being excited, but nervous going into the aquarium, but that it was really
cool there and they had fun. Helping the water creatures made her feel really good inside.
The family got to see and feel stingrays, which felt smooth. They got to meet Winter, which
is a dolphin who was rescued to rehabilitate and release. Hope is a baby dolphin that was
just added to be a new friend for Winter after her old friend Panwhale died. Ryleigh saw
seaweed in the tidepool. There were little trails from the creatures. At the beach there were
clams and fish. Ryleigh and her cousin took surfboard rides, but her brother was only two
and was too small. When Ryleigh held out her hands to support the Nobody project book,
she said that the length between her hands was about half the size of a dolphin.
Quinlyn Stanley helped Nobody become a somebody by helping people with Alzheimer's
Disease. Her page includes a booklet about people with alzheimer's who have problems
remembering. Quinlyn sold hot chocolate at the school to raise money. People in the
school could buy a hot chocolate for $2. If the person brought in more than that, they
could give a hot chocolate to someone else or give the extra money to Alzheimer's
Society. She raised $67.95. Quinlyn raised awareness by giving out "Boost your brain"
activities and excercises. She was helped by her mom and two of her friends.
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Dylan Murray raised $103.25 to help
the Goderich SPCA find forever homes
for cats as his Nobody project. His mom
helped raise the money by putting up
signs at the arena in Lucknow and in his
grandmother's hardware store. The money
will be used for toys and food. He helped
look after about 12 cats, all homeless and
all adults, when he delivered the donation.
His favourite cat was Bingo, whom Dylan
describes as smoky grey and nice.
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