Evergreen Elementary Students part of Children for Change

22 students at Evergreen Elementary are participating in Children for Change, a program promoted by Oprah Winfrey which inspires children to help the less fortunate in the world through education and activism in areas of hunger, poverty and limited education. Teacher Janet Niethamer initiated the program at Evergreen, and organizes the childrens' efforts. Students at Evergreen have collected food for the Garden City Food Pantry, made posters about poverty to publish in the school, and sold bookmarks they designed to raise funds for their goals. Currently, the class has elected to focus on South Asia as their target, and their fundraising proceeds will go to Free the Children to aid that area. Principal Karen Shiner is excited for her students and Ms. Niethamer. As Ms. Niethamer herself noted of her students' efforts, "They Make me a better person !". (reported in 2/6/08 Monroeville Times-Express)