Hat Day for Kay!

On Friday October 24, 2014, two FirstLine schools: John Dibert Community School at Phillis Wheatley and Samuel J. Green Charter School, participated in “Hat Day for Kay.” Kay is a 3rd grader at Dibert at Wheatley who was diagnosed with leukemia last fall. Since her diagnosis, Kay has been undergoing treatment for leukemia and has been in and out of the hospital.In honor of Kay and in support of her family, The Dibert at Wheatley team organized "Hat Day for Kay". Scholars, teachers and other supporters, donated money in exchange for wearing crazy hats. Over $2K was raised! This was the second event held to support Kay. Last school year's fundraiser, Orange Day, was a huge success as well.

FirstLine Schools would like to send a shout out to The Dibert at Wheatley scholars and staff, as well as our Green Charter Scholars and staff, for rallying around Kay. We would also like to send a shout out to everyone who donated money toward the event. Finally, we want to send a HUGE shout out to Kay, for inspiring us and reminding us of the incredible strength of the human spirit! We look forward to seeing you back in class, Kay!

 To get involved and learn more about Kay please visit www.gofundme.com/9gocto

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Jesse Short is a Louisiana Delta Service Corps member serving at FirstLine Schools as the Technology and Social Media Coordinator.