The Holmes School Kids Care Club is an organization dedicated to helping the students of Holmes develop the spirit of charity and pro-active compassion through hands-on community projects. We work together to make a difference in our school, our community, and our world! The Holmes School Kids Care Club is open to all interested students K-5 and typically will meet four to five times per year for a philanthropic project. Our meetings will often take place on Friday mornings before school in the Common Room and will generally feature a guest speaker and a creative project.
Past Kids Care activities have included clothing drives, food collections and annual events such as the Thanksgiving Turkey Drive and “Soup”er Bowl in January. Some organizations that we partner with include Person-to-Person, The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, Inspirica, and At Home in Darien.
Please note Kids Care Club is a popular activity, so look for the sign up in H2H. This is an organization run by parent volunteers, so please feel free reach out to the committee and attend with your child, we always appreciate the extra hands!
*For the 2020/21 school year, the Kids Care Club will be organizing a few community service projects that the children can complete at home, and can participate in through virtual means. Let’s help our children remember the importance of charity and compassion during these unique times. More information will be distributed through H2H.
Next week, Feb 6th – Feb 10th, Kids Care will be running its annual Souper Bowl of Caring event. We have one week to collect canned (or boxed) soup, crackers, and other dried food goods for the Person 2 Person Food Pantry in Darien. All classes will be divided into this year’s Super Bowl teams: Philadelphia […]
Every Drop Counts! For our final Kids Care project this school year, we will be learning about water conservation and the “Every Drop Counts” initiative that was led by the Darien Environmental Group and the Garden Club of Darien this past year. Our goal is to focus on the importance of water conservation for our environment, […]
Mark your calendars! This year’s Holmes School Turkey Drive will take place on Friday, November 22. We will once again be partnering with Palmer’s and the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County to donate turkeys to those in need this Thanksgiving. Please join us on Friday, November 8 from 3:30-4:15 pm in the Common Room […]
The Souper Bowl will run from Monday, January 28-Friday, February 1. During that week, we will be collecting canned or boxed soup and crackers to donate to the Person 2 Person Food Pantry. Holmes School classes will be divided into this year’s Super Bowl teams- Rams and Patriots. The winning team with the most donations […]
The Turkey Drive will be Tuesday, November 13th from 8:15-8:45. Families can drop frozen turkeys off that morning or we have once again partnered with Palmer’s. Turkeys can be purchased at Palmer’s through 11/12. Just use the attached coupon or mention Holmes School Turkey Drive at checkout. All turkeys will be donated to the Food […]
Please join us for our last Kids Care of the year! When: Friday, April 27th Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm Where: Common Room Come decorate planters/pots and make cards to give as presents for seniors in Darien. Gina Blum, Executive Director from At Home In Darien, is our guest speaker and will teach us about […]
Congratulations to the Patriots – the 2018 Kids Care Souper Bowl winning team with 464 donated items! The Eagles were very close behind with 430 items. Thank you Holmes School for your generosity and support of this great cause. This year’s Souper Bowl was a huge success! We donated nearly 900 items to the Person […]
Please join Kids Care for our next meeting on Friday, November 3rd from 3:30-4:30 in the Common Room. Learn about this year’s Holmes School Turkey Drive and help make posters to advertise this great event! RSVP to alisonfirg@yahoo.com by Wednesday, November 1st. Mark your calendars- Holmes School Turkey Drive Tuesday, November 14th. Details to follow
Please join us at an early opening on Family Night at the Holmes Book Fair! All families are welcome to arrive 30 minutes early (5:00) and enjoy a quieter time to shop. Pizza and a bake sale will be offered by the fifth grade committee starting at 5:30 pm. Also, please don’t forget that Kids Care […]
Please join us for our next Kids Care Club meeting, Souper Bowl of Caring on Friday, January 27th 3:30-4:30 in the Common Room. We will be making posters for our soup and cracker drive for Person-to-Person (P2P) which will run Monday, January 30- February 3rd. Each class will be divided into one of the two Super Bowl teams and will have […]
