PORT ANGELES — Franklin Elementary School students have donated more than two dozen handmade infant hats to First Step Family Support Center.
One of the groups in the Multi-Age Community — or MAC — district program housed at Franklin donated the hats to the center at 325 E. Sixth St. recently.
The MAC program offers project-based small learning groups called “enrichment clusters” to students who choose their projects.
That means that every student in the “hats for babies” group chose the work as a service project.
“This [group] offered First Step their handmade hats with the hope of keeping little heads warm,” said Franklin teacher Suzanne Keegan.
First Step Family Support Center, a nonprofit and United Way agency, served more than 5,000 adults and children in 2011.
“Thoughtful donations like these help us in our mission to provide for the healthy development of children and families,” said Development Director Melissa Randazzo.
To make a donation to the center, phone Randazzo at 360-457-8355, ext. 14.
To learn more about the MAC program, visit www.portangelesschools.org.
