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Resurrection Students Answer A Challenge

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Ozanam Executive Director Jean Alvey, left, talks to the students about the various programs the shelter offers. The Message photo by Tim Lilley

Back in October, students at Evansville’s Resurrection School listened to guest speaker Matt Hart talk about bullying. Hart challenged the students to go out and do good to others.  That challenge sparked a group of third-graders, who created a campaign they called “Happiness Starts With You.”  The youngsters collected a truckload – literally - of towels, blankets, pillows, sheets, and washcloths for the Ozanam Family Shelter, and they delivered them on Feb. 17. Matt Hart caught wind of the great works of these young students and stopped by Resurrection on Feb. 22 for a surprise visit.  After praising students for their hard work and compassion, he presented the students with tickets to join the Evansville Thunderbolts hockey team at SuperHero Night on Feb. 25.