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Worcester Preparatory School gives to local organizations at holidays

Fifth-graders visited with Santa and gave gifts for those in need. Shown are in back (l-r) Caleb Collins, Selbyville; Cole Campbell, Berlin, Md.; Jackson Hershey, Berlin; Kannon Cropper, Dagsboro; Case Tilghman, Ocean City, Md.: Santa Claus, Hunter Simons, Seaford; Jonathan Antonov, Harbeson; Vanesska Hall, Berlin; and Maggie McCabe, Ocean City and Salisbury, Md. In front are Ashton Selzer, Berlin; Dylan Simons, Seaford; and Arnav Sehgal, Lewes. SUBMITTED PHOTO
January 4, 2017
Upper School students collected cans from every classroom to sort into bags for delivery to organizations in Maryland and Delaware. Shown are in back (l-r) Seth Lewis, Onancock, Va.; Grant Brown, Selbyville; Jordan Welch, Berlin; John Repass, Lewes; Brad White, Lewes; and Andrew Stickler, Lewes. In front are Olivia Bescak, Ocean Pines, Md.; Lauren Meoli, Rehoboth Beach; Rachael Weidman, Dagsboro; and Head of Upper School Mike Grosso.
Diakonia Executive Director Claudia Nagle was the guest speaker at Worcester Prep’s Thanksgiving program which kicked off the season of giving. Shown are (l-r) senior and Student Government Association officer Davis Taylor, Lewes; Headmaster Dr. Barry Tull; Nagle; and Head of Lower School Celeste Bunting. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Students and faculty at Worcester Preparatory School were busy elves during the holiday season. They gave back to the community with choral concerts for the elderly, and multiple food and toy drives for local families in need. Their season of giving kicked off at the annual Upper School Thanksgiving program Nov. 22.

The guest speaker was Diakonia Executive Director Claudia Nagle. Diakonia operates two homeless shelters in West Ocean City, Md., providing emergency and transitional housing, emergency food services and counseling for its guests.

In December, middle and upper school students donated gifts to be delivered to Worcester County G.O.L.D. (Giving Other Lives Dignity), a nonprofit organization that promotes dignity by providing financial aid to families in crisis, vulnerable adults and children in foster care.

In addition, more than 500 students from the entire school collected canned goods, nonperishable food and monetary donations to purchase meat products for the annual food drive sponsored by the Student Government Association.

All donations were transported to seven distribution centers in Maryland and Delaware. 

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