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FORT MYERS | Gaudalupe Social Services volunteer Janet Lewis of St. Columbkille Parish in Fort Myers hands out food to a young mother. The Catholic Charities program helps more than 50 families each day with counseling, food, financial assistance, translation services and referrals. Read the full story here.
PORT CHARLOTTE | Being a role model can be heavy burden for some, but the seventh-graders at St. Charles Borromeo School cherish the opportunity to take an active part in their education as they serve as mentors to the first-graders.
Maggie Mayhew, at right, said she “likes being a role model and teacher” to her young counterparts who are so eager to learn and look up to the older students anyway.
First-grade teacher Wendy Lioon came up with the idea of a writing project related to the yearlong theme of “Hiking With Jesus: Exploring God’s World.” So the idea of study about bears was logical, and the desire to take it beyond the traditional textbooks led to the idea of including students from a different grade. MORE...
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