Superintendent Michael S. Nelson and Principal Lynn Dessert are pleased to announce that Sippican Elementary School third-grader Rose O’Brien recently won a Feinstein Foundation Golden Ticket. The ticket earned her school a $5,000 grant and an additional $500 for Rose to donate to a charity of her choosing.
On Thursday, November 5, Rose received a certificate from the Marion School Committee.
Rose chose to donate the $500 gift to the Marion Council on Aging. The third-grader said she wanted to donate to the elderly in her community because she helps to take care of her grandmother, and her family often speaks about taking care of the elderly as they once cared for their families.
Each Feinstein Junior Scholar receives an individually numbered Golden Ticket. Beginning in October, random drawings were held, and Rose’s ticket was one of the ones selected.
Rose also received a Feinstein Junior Scholar sweatshirt as a winner, and her picture will appear on television.
“With heartfelt thanks to the Feinstein Foundation, we’re overjoyed to receive this winning Golden Ticket,” Principal Dessert said. “This incredible opportunity will enrich our school community and empower our students to reach new heights. It’s a chance to share good deeds and honor the valuable contributions of our elders by supporting the Marion Council on Aging.”
Superintendent Nelson congratulated Rose on having her ticket selected.
“Along with the excitement of the grant for our school, I also want to recognize Rose for choosing to donate the $500 she was awarded to the Marion Council on Aging,” Superintendent Nelson said. “It is heartening to see young people like her understand and act upon the importance of respecting and caring for our community’s elders.”
“The grant that comes along with the Golden Ticket provides an exciting opportunity for Sippican Elementary School,” said Marion School Committee Chairperson April Nye. “In addition to helping the school, this is also a way for students to recognize and embody the Feinstein Junior Scholar values of doing good deeds. The Golden Ticket contest allows students to understand how their actions can positively affect their communities.”
