Notre Dame freshman worked with second graders at her former elementary school to make blankets for the needy.
When many of her classmates and their families were vacationing somewhere warm or perhaps just relaxing at home during Notre Dame’s winter break last week, one student wanted to do something entirely different: She wanted to give back to her community and help those less fortunate.
Mallorie Kreger, a ninth-grader in Notre Dame’s upper division, took the initiative to organize the second-grade class at Walton Charter Academy to make blankets for disadvantaged families in the local community.
Kreger attended Walton herself, so she was well familiar with the students and faculty before she decided to spend some time last week at the school, which is located just down the road from Notre Dame on Walton Blvd.
“We made fleece blankets with the second graders to donate to Oakland County Children’s Village,” Kreger said. “And when we went to deliver them to Children’s Village in Pontiac, our timing was perfect.”
When they got to Children’s Village with the blankets, one of the social workers on staff there was just heading out to welcome some young guests and "she took the blankets right then and there. It was an exciting few minutes talking with the social worker about her job and how these children need to be supported,” Kreger said.
Kreger was a student at Walton from kindergarten through eighth grade and she said the school’s focus on respect, integrity, and compassion was an important part of her education there. She also believes Notre Dame is very similar in that regard.
About Children’s Village
Children’s Village is an Oakland County-operated youth home, a centrally located campus providing medical, educational, and food services was completed in 1975 and is known today as Oakland County Children’s Village. It was established in 1929 to provide a detention facility for troubled youth and juvenile offenders. In 1952, the concept of a shelter care cottage to house abused and neglected children was developed.
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." The Marist Fathers and Brothers sponsor NDPMA's Catholic identity and manages its educational program. Notre Dame is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.