Everyone returned to school today after what I hope was a peaceful and restful Thanksgiving Holiday. During this season of thanks and giving, I wanted to mention a few notable things happening on campus:
1. Jackie, Carly, and Katherine Gross organized a letter-writing drive to provide comfort to wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital. Over a hundred letters were sent on behalf of the Gunston community to honor their service.
2. G.I.V.E. (Gunston Initiates Volunteer Efforts) is currently conducting a canned food drive to benefit a local food pantry. Please bring your canned food items to school.
3. One of our Gunston alums, Emily Puddester ('04) is currently working in an underprivileged school in the Bahamas. With the help of Mike Clemens, we have collected a large amount of school supplies to provide the school with pencils, paper, calculators, etc.
4. It is worth being thankful for grandparents. On the Tuesday before the holiday, we were blessed to be joined by nearly three dozen grandparents. After a welcome reception, grandparents visited classes, heard some Thanksgiving remarks, and attended a vocal recital.
Again, Happy Thanksgiving!
Dear John,
ReplyDeleteThanks for kind comments. I had the priviledge of knowing and loving Al Luckett for 48 years. 46 of them as his wife. There is no better example of a man with more integrity in this world. It was his defining virture. In all things he did his best to do his best.
Thanks for this tribute to him.
Norma Luckett