In the spirit of Thanksgiving, 4th graders from Matafao Elementary School collected canned food, toiletries, bags of rice and many other goodies, which they donated to the Hope House last week Wednesday as part of their Thanksgiving program.

Close to 20 students were accompanied by their teachers Seanette Thompson and Fuamata Kuka when they made their donation.  Thompson told Samoa News some students who attended were there for the first time, and to see the elderly folks smiling and spending time with them was priceless. 

Asked if they are looking at making it an annual event, Thomson said it’s unclear at the time, however they were very fortunate to have had the time to visit the elderly.

She thanked the parents of the students who donated the goods noting that without the parent's support their activity wouldn’t have been successful