MAY 29TH, TORRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL WILL CELEBRATES ITS 8TH ANNUAL ‘RAIDER RALLY,’ A SCHOOL-WIDE FIELD DAY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2013, THE ‘RAIDER RALLY’ HAS RAISED OVER $95,000 FOR LOCAL CHARITIES AND UNITED OVER 1,000 STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN A DAY OF SERVICE AND SCHOOL SPIRIT. THIS YEAR’S GOAL IS $20,000, WITH ALL DONATIONS TO BE SPLIT EVENLY AMONG 4 LOCAL NON-PROFITS: FISH OF NORTHWEST CT, FRIENDLY HANDS FOOD BANK, THE SUSAN B. ANTHONY PROJECT, AND COMMUNITY KITCHEN OF TORRINGTON. SO FAR, STUDENTS HAVE RAISED ABOUT $7,000. TEACHER ERIN SULLIVAN SAYS THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP THEM REACH THEIR GOAL BY SPONSORING A CLASS OR A STUDENT. REACH THE HIGH SCHOOL @(860)489-2294 OR SULLIVAN AT esullivan@torrington.org, AND SEND DONATIONS OR FOOD. SULLIVAN SAYS THEY’LL USE THOSE DONATIONS SENT IN TO HELP STUDENTS HAVING TROUBLE RAISING THEIR OWN.
