Fundraiser for Clean Water in Puerto Rico

The people of Puerto Rico continue to suffer from lack of basic needs following devastation from two hurricanes in late 2017. 

One of the ARHS staff members, Mari Vicente, has been working with Waves for Water, a non-profit that works throughout the world bringing water purifying filters to disaster-ridden places. W4W has been in Puerto Rico since the last hurricane swept through it on September 20th, 2017. Here's the link to Ms. Vicente's fundraising page: http://www.wavesforwater.org/courier/9527.  Please help W4W and her reach their goal of providing water filters to 100 Puerto Rican families in need.  Any amount helps. !Muchas gracias! 

Hurricane Help on the Way!

WOW! Our fifth and sixth grade students coordinated a heroic effort in supporting our friends and families in Puerto Rico.  Mr. Austin made two trips in his packed car to Nueva Esperanza to drop off the items collected.  Many toys were delivered to support holiday gift giving on the island, and students calculated the following essentials: 340 diapers, 5221 wipes, 52 tubes of toothpaste, 20 flosses, 87 toothbrushes, 5 deodorants, 73 soaps, 10 hair brushes, 35 shampoos, 3 shaving gels, 2 body washes and 300 feminine products. Thank you for your generous giving!

Welcoming Families Relocating from Puerto Rico

From the Central Office:

Last week, Dr. Marta Guevara, Director of Student and Family Engagement, and I met with Amherst Town Manager Paul Bockelman and Health Director Julie Federman to plan a community event in support of those who may be relocating to our area from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. We anticipate that many families will come to the area with a range of needs, from help with concrete things such as health and housing, to help dealing with emotional trauma. On November 2, the community is invited to come together in a planning session from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Amherst Regional Middle School library. We want to plan, as a community, how we can best support our new neighbors who will be relocating to our area, either temporarily or permanently. The event is co-sponsored by the Town of Amherst and the Amherst Public Schools. For more information about the event, or if you know of a family with school-aged children that plans to relocate to Amherst, Pelham, Leverett or Shutesbury, please contact Dr. Guevara at 362-1871 or guevaram@arps.org so we can be ready to welcome them when they arrive.

Soup for Puerto Rico TONIGHT, October 16 at 5:30

Join the ARMS PGO and community at their Soup for Puerto Rico and Survival Night! Eat, see a few performances, and enjoy a night of community. Donations accepted for Hurricane Maria relief.

If you'd like to contribute a batch or more of soup, please deliver it to the middle school by Monday morning at 9 AM. Here are the recipes for the 3 Puerto Rican soups:

https://thenoshery.com/sancocho-stew/

http://eatingveganlikearican.blogspot.com/?m=1

http://hispanickitchen.com/recipes/asopao-de-pollo-puerto-rican-chicken-and-rice-stew/