Red Cross given donation by Payne Elementary students

Pictured: Student council members Allison Noggle, Riley Hildebrand, Luke Stouffer, Tyson Gerber, Stella Laukhuf, Mya Endicott, Grayson Sutton, and Boston Font watch as Blake presents Mr. Stemen with the school’s donation.

Blake Schultz, a student at Payne Elementary, approached his student council representatives earlier in the year with an idea to help the victims of the hurricanes. The student council decided to take up a collection at school for an entire week with all donations being given to the local Red Cross. The Payne Elementary students collected $210.80 which they recently presented to the local executive director of the Red Cross, Mr. Derek Stemen.