A SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE POLO ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S GIRLS ON THE RUN GROUP FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR PUERTO RICO. Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Polo Road Elementary School’s Girls on the Run group for spearheading a successful fundraising drive called Pennies for Puerto Rico; and Whereas, each season, the Girls on the Run group chooses one community impact project. For fall 2017, the girls chose to help the people of Puerto Rico, as some of the girls and families at the school had connections in Puerto Rico; and Whereas, while the group initially wanted to collect items to send, the girls ultimately decided to raise money for the American Red Cross, after finding out that the organization was in dire need of monetary donations. The girls collected money from the car-rider line at their school and, in spreading their vision, far exceeded their original fundraising goal of $500; and Whereas, past projects by the have included efforts to help Pawmetto Pets, the Children’s Hospital, the Oliver Gospel Mission, and the Children’s Orphanage; and Whereas, the dedicated young women in the Girls on the Run group include Nidia Castro Villeda, Angie Cermeno, Ayleen Cermeno, Sibrina Robinson, Delaney Peck, Ian Garcia Bravo, Alexandria Manuel, Ariana Cruz, and Kylie State; and
A SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE POLO ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S GIRLS ON THE RUN GROUP FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR PUERTO RICO. Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Polo Road Elementary School’s Girls on the Run group for spearheading a successful fundraising drive called Pennies for Puerto Rico; and Whereas, each season, the Girls on the Run group chooses one community impact project. For fall 2017, the girls chose to help the people of Puerto Rico, as some of the girls and families at the school had connections in Puerto Rico; and Whereas, while the group initially wanted to collect items to send, the girls ultimately decided to raise money for the American Red Cross, after finding out that the organization was in dire need of monetary donations. The girls collected money from the car-rider line at their school and, in spreading their vision, far exceeded their original fundraising goal of $500; and Whereas, past projects by the have included efforts to help Pawmetto Pets, the Children’s Hospital, the Oliver Gospel Mission, and the Children’s Orphanage; and Whereas, the dedicated young women in the Girls on the Run group include Nidia Castro Villeda, Angie Cermeno, Ayleen Cermeno, Sibrina Robinson, Delaney Peck, Ian Garcia Bravo, Alexandria Manuel, Ariana Cruz, and Kylie State; and
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