Students Band Together for Tornado Victims
Rockwood South Middle School students rush to aid Joplin tornado victims.
Rockwood South Middle School families are scrambling to pull together aid for the victims of Joplin’s recent devastating tornado before the end of school this week. Three groups are holding collections at the school: the band, the PSO and the counselors. All donations will be sent to Joplin by Friday. Band Director Angela Albrecht is asking her students to donate directly to band students and their families in Joplin who lost everything in the recent disaster. Albrecht is responding to a request from fellow band director Diana Williams in Webb City, a town five miles from Joplin. Williams sent out a call for help through Phi Beta Mu, a fraternity for band masters. Albrecht read the letter from Williams to her students and sent out a copy …
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Dan Barger
10:44 pm on Friday, May 27, 2011
Tooting the band's horn: The assistance project by band students produced a truck and car full of items to help those in need in Joplin. The goods will be on the way to the tornado-ravaged area this weekend. Well done! more ›