A little act of kindness can go a long way and that was the message that sixth, seventh and eighth graders at West Side Middle School in Waterbury hope to share with the public.
“I put all my love when I was making the teddy bears,” Genesis Garcia, an eighth grader said.
The students donated custom-made teddy bears to the Waterbury Fire Department to help bring comfort to those in need and the students said they hope victims feel something special when they receive a stuffed animal.
“Like they’re not alone, like we could give stuff to them, you know. We just want them to feel happy,” Kimora Henry, an eighth-grader, said.
Erin Holmes, a teacher, organized the project.
“I was getting frustrated with my students in the ‘me, me, me, now, now, now, with the social media, TikTok stuff that was going on in the fall,” Holmes said.