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Community Service
An integral part of the Dutchess Day School mission is to encourage and foster a spirit of giving, in meaningful and developmentally appropriate ways. Students learn to appreciate the importance of helping others and gain a sense of responsibility for both their local and global communities. Compassion and respect for others are developed through the many hands-on projects that students and faculty do throughout the year. Involvement in these projects also helps students to gain awareness of the vast array of community organizations that exist.
Below is a list of recent and upcoming Community Service activities for the 2011-2012 School Year.
Annual:
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September: Multi-school soccer tournament to raise funds for the homeless shelter in Poughkeepsie. Organized by the athletic department.
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October: UNICEF. Organized by Student Leadership Council.
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November: Food drive to support Astor Head Start. Organized by the third grade.
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November-December: Astor Adopt-a-Family. Organized by the seventh grade.
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December: Caroling at Green Briar Adult Home in Millbrook. Organized by the fourth and eighth grades.
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December: Community Service Day: dog beds for SPCA, cookies for the Poughkeepsie Food Bank, decorations for the eighth grade luncheon and decorations for Green Briar Adult Home. Organized by the lower school.
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February-March: Food and supply drive for the homeless shelter in Poughkeepsie. Organized by the fifth grade.
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February: Supply drive for the Dutchess County SPCA. Organized by the second grade.
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February: Blood Drive. Organized by the eighth grade.
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April-May: Used Book Drive for Astor Head Start. Organized by the first grade.
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May: Heifer International: Read to Feed. Organized by the fourth grade.
Biennial:
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March: Costa Rica: Turtle research, re-forestation, and supply drives for an elementary school and an indigenous tribe. Organized by the seventh and eighth grade trip participants.
Special Event:
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December: Bark Art: Children's Art Fundraiser for the Dutchess County SPCA and Perfect Pets Rescue. Organized by the first, third, sixth and seventh grades.
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December & February: One Million Bones Project. Organized by the sixth grade.
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April: Young Emerging Artists of the Hudson Valley to support art education in public and private institutions. Organized by the art department.
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Ongoing: Hudson River painting note card sales to support the TRAC program in Poughkeepsie. Organized by the fifth grade.
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