Sanibel school students help others

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F.I.S.H. One student noted how she and her brother donated their dog crate.

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F.I.SH. One student helped by “giving the people who were doing our roof something to eat and drink.”

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In honor of F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva’s 40th anniversary, students in grades 2-5 at The Sanibel School recently created works of art showing the importance of helping neighbors, friends and family.

Led by art teacher Erica Sharp, they learned the importance of kindness and helping others. Students drew pictures and wrote a few sentences explaining how they have helped someone and how it made them feel. Some of descriptions of neighborly kindness from the students’ assignment included:

– “We donated baby clothes because I outgrew them and it is good to make things go to use.”

– “One day I helped an elderly woman with groceries.”

– “I was welcoming someone to the neighborhood and I felt really good about it.”

– “I helped my friend when she fell when no one did. I was happy when I helped her.”

– “I donated to the hungry.”

– “I warned my neighbor that her cat was loose.”

“We were amazed to receive over 90 wonderful drawings from Sanibel students and proud to learn ways in which community children help their neighbors,” F.I.S.H. President and Chief Executive Officer Maggi Feiner said. “It’s encouraging to know that the islands’ children are learning how acts of kindness can make a difference to someone, and that they are so eager to be a neighbors helping neighbors member of our community.”