This is the inaugural blog post in a recurring feature we will have here at the blog about all the interesting things LCCS staff members are doing when they are not teaching or working with students. If you have a staff member you’d like to recognize, please email Jen Hughes at [email protected]
Sarah Westley, an early intervention reading teacher, is leading a team of other school employees and friends in the Making Strides of Jersey City Breast Cancer walk on Oct. 18 in the city’s Lincoln Park.
As Ms. Westley says, “I walk in order to remember a friend of mine, Mary Downing, who was a middle school ELA teacher here at LCCS who lost her battle with breast cancer in March of 2012. Her birthday is in October and her teaching legacy lives on at LCCS (our library is named after her) so it seems particularly poignant to walk here in Jersey City in the fall.”
Others who are walking this year include Emily Litman, Kimberly Smith, Kristen Hynes, James Laster, Scott Silva, and Michelle Smith.
In addition, the walk will be part of the 5th grade’s community service project, led by Ms. Litman. Students and their families are invited to walk to support breast cancer research and awareness, and they will be collecting donations toward the cause.
Sarah formerly organized the Denim Day fundraiser at the school to raise money for breast cancer research, but loved last year’s walk so much that she decided to do it again.
"While I was at the event last year, I ran into many LCCS families and realized just what a great community building opportunity it could be for our staff, parents, and students."
For more information on the walk or to donate, check out the team’s webpage or email Sarah at [email protected]