B.M.R. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY "MAKES A DIFFERENCE"

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(National Make-A-Difference Day - October 26, 2002)

On National Make-A-Difference Day members of the Blackstone-Millville Chapter of the National Honor Society were working on various projects in local communities. At the Blackstone Nursing Home, members conducted a Sing-A-Long with the patients there. Lindsay Karloff, Stephanie LePage, Andrew Abbondanza, Mitch Foley, Brian Pouliot, Stephanie Bibbo, Tanya Breault, and advisor Mark Campopiano sang. The society donated baked goods to the Nursing Home as well.

NHS members were "making a difference" at the towns' libraries as well. A story time was held for resident preschoolers at the Millville Library. The hour consisted of Halloween crafts and spooky stories read by the students. National Honor Society members there included Kevin Randall, Karloff, Foley, Pouliot, Jennifer Rheaume, Bibbo, and Breault. At the Blackstone and Millville Libraries the group also donated several hard covered children's books.

Finally, the group became Santa's helpers for Leo Defond, better known in this area as "Santa." Each year Defond enlists the help of area organizations to wrap hundreds of new and used gifts to be distributed throughout the area and to state prisons and nursing homes. Located above Warehouse Liquors on North Main Street, he had the help of Brent Gilbert, Kristin Stefanik, Stefanie Rouselle, Sarah Spuleki, Wesley Nault, Tanya Cotnoir, Matt Kankash, Jared Ganis, Steven Lindstrom, Foley, Pouliot, Jesse and Jennie Rivet, and Campopiano .

When the day was done, the group agreed that they had certainly "made-a-difference" for many others in their communities.