Rachel Fetroe – Erie, Colorado … The second and third grade class at Vista Ridge Academy in Erie, Colorado, participated in a community Giving Tree in lieu of a student-to-student gift exchange this year.
The students were so excited to share with a kid in our community whose family wasn’t able to provide gifts for them this Christmas. Students brought a few dollars to contribute towards the gift, including a $5 bill from a newly lost tooth.
The kids wrapped and decorated the presents together, talking about what our unknown 7-year-old friend might like or enjoy. It was a fun opportunity to make Christmas merry for someone else in this season of joyous giving and receiving.
—Rachel Fetroe is the second and third grade teacher at Vista Ridge Academy. Photo supplied.
