WESTMORELAND, N.Y.- In the months of September and October, our school district adopted the J-Rob Foundation Inc. as part of our Adopt-A-Charity Initiative for the 2023-24 school year. For those two months, students, staff and the community raised over $2,000.
Our Jr./Sr. High School, Upper Elementary and Primary Elementary schools held fundraisers together and separately. On Fridays, students and staff were encouraged to wear green and purple for a small donation. Each school also held assemblies hosted by founders of the organization to educate everyone on how they help our community.
In October, Erin Robinson, the mother of Jason Robinson, held an assembly with well-known Boilermaker Wheelchair medal holder, Hermin Garic, at the Primary Elementary. They spoke about how the organization assists athletes with physical disabilities and they even had Jason Robinson speak virtually to the students about how having adaptive equipment helped achieve his dreams.
On October 27, Erin Robinson invited athletes from Sitrin to the Upper Elementary School to speak with students, in a talk show style assembly, about what it’s like playing sports in a wheelchair. After all the students questions were answered, teachers and Sitrin athletes faced off in a battle of wheelchair basketball in the gym.
Throughout the two months, our school district learned how to better understand disabilities, others and the world around them. We are so excited for them to learn about our next charity, the Michelle M. Adey Foundation. We would like to thank all of our students and staff who put their hearts and souls into the J-Rob Foundation.