Students at Imagine Tomorrow Computer Classes collect teddy bears for children in South East Asia
Friday, March 18, 2005
By: Public Relations

Local school's efforts will reach out to children orphaned by the tsunami

Chester, N.J. The students at Imagine Tomorrow have collected more than 1,000 new teddy bears for children in South East Asia, especially those orphaned because of the devastating tsunami that hit the area on Dec. 26, 2004. The bears will be donated to Feed The Children for use in ongoing relief efforts by the international charity.

“We are so grateful to the students at Imagine School for reaching out in such a loving way to the children affected by this terrible tragedy,” said Larry Jones, president and founder of Feed The Children. “It is always amazing when I see children here in the United States do something to help the children in other countries - that is one of the truest examples of compassion in action.”

Jennifer Hypes and Karil Kirchner, teachers at Imagine Tomorrow Computer Classes in Chester, state that the response to this project has been tremendous. “We never expected such overwhelming support and caring from the community,” said Kirchner. Students from all three of the company-owned centers all participated, as well as families in the surrounding areas of Chester, Madison, and Ridgewood, New Jersey. One Imagine Tomorrow student even brought in 'dog bones' to help feed the stuffed animals, because, she said “they have a long flight and I don't want them to get hungry!”

Imagine Tomorrow Computer Classes, founded by Judy Patterson, provides a unique learning experience, incorporating the latest technology with an early childhood curriculum. The company has custom software, curriculum, and classes developmentally-designed for young learners. Besides enhancing computer and academic skills, children learn to respect each other and the world we live in. Patterson applauds Kirchner for initiating the project to help the children of the Tsunami. “We also want to thank everyone in the communities who participated,” explains Patterson. For more information on Imagine Tomorrow, please visit http://www.imaginetomorrow.com/.

Feed The Children has already provided more than 3.5 million pounds of emergency food and supplies to the region since the tsunami hit. The charity remains committed to providing immediate relief through the end of the year, and to helping re-build the infrastructures of the affected countries.

Founded in 1979 by Larry and Frances Jones, Feed The Children is a Christian international, non-profit relief organization with a mission to deliver food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disaster. Last year, Feed The Children shipped 147 million pounds of food and other essentials to children and their families in all 50 states and in 57 foreign countries. Worldwide the charity supplemented more than 1,040,710 meals a day. For more information, please visit our website at www.feedthechildren.org.

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