GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) – “Allow us to lead by serving others,” that’s the motto of the Nationwide Beta Membership.

A motto, Highland Elementary in Glasgow is working to exemplify.

“I joined the Beta Membership as a result of I knew it was going to be an awesome factor to do. I’d all the time like to donate to all of the folks that we’ve helped,” mentioned Piper Eicher, a member of the Highland Elementary Beta Membership.

Beta Membership is a company meant for fourth by means of 12th graders in america.

“We try in the direction of tutorial excellence and repair in the direction of others,” mentioned Amy Morgan, one of many Highland Elementary Beta Membership sponsors.

Yearly Beta Golf equipment tackle a service venture to assist the neighborhood. For the Highland Elementary Membership, it was a straightforward name to make.

“This 12 months, we’re selecting to undertake a fourth grade classroom and a kindergarten classroom at Martha Jane Potter Elementary in japanese Kentucky.”

The Beta Membership might be holding a cloth drive to gather provides for the lessons, as nicely inciting a bit competitors between lessons to assist increase cash.

“Our college is having a penny conflict between all of the lessons, the Individuals’s Financial institution has already donated $250.”

Although it received’t simply be the Highland Elementary Membership getting concerned.

“The theme of Beta this 12 months is the facility of Beta,” mentioned one other Highland Beta Membership sponsor, Melissa Eicher, “We’ve really gone on to the Beta web site, we’ve requested different Beta Golf equipment to sponsor Beta Golf equipment in japanese Kentucky.”

The fundraising and drive will solely go on for 4 days, however the Membership sponsors have excessive hopes for the outcomes.

“We’ve taken on the mission to fully fund these school rooms. The opposite sponsor and I, we each educate kindergarten, so we’ve adopted the kindergarten school rooms as a result of that’s what we educate. Then the fourth grade classroom as a result of our youngsters are fourth and fifth graders.”

The college’s new principal, Philip West, couldn’t be prouder.

“They’ve been capable of educate our college students that service is not only about giving cash, however it’s about seeing these in want, and doing no matter they’ll to fulfill the wants.”

The drive and fundraiser will start subsequent week.

These seeking to donate are requested to name Highland Elementary faculty at 270-659-0432.

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