By Grace Dieso
Hanson Middle School
My name is Grace Dieso and I am the ambassador for Hanson for Project 351. Project 351 has taught me many things like how to be a leader and how to encourage others to rise in creating a better world, while also doing that myself. But most importantly, Project 351 has taught me how to show gratitude to those around me.
I am extremely grateful for the leadership team that I collected throughout this project. Some of the main members, Joshua Lopes, Nicholas Merrit, Alyssa Peitrasik, Jillian Dempsey, William Tranter, and Emerson Bourgalas. But also my peers that helped along the way. And whether that was to sort clothes or make posters to be placed up around the school, I couldn’t have done it without you!
I would also like to share my gratitude to those that have helped me collect clothes along the way. Thank You to Hanson Middle School and Indian Head Elementary School for all your support and help in creating this drive. And thank YOU for your donations.
Together, our community collected 20 total 13 gallon bags to donate to Cradles to Crayons, and 5 total bags to donate to another site! That alone is 25 total bags collected. Project 351 is over the span of 351 cities and towns which means over 350 towns and cities did clothing drives!
So thank you for your support and for your donations. Because of you, the world is one step closer to becoming a better place.
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”-African Proverb