The Torch February 2018 | Page 4

Project Smiles is an EAST project that is helping out Mrs. Golden and allows you to have fun while doing it! Hadley Rose, Claire, and Molly all have been doing fun activities with the kids and giving them new best friends. For Homecoming 2018, Hadley brought out Cody, one of the students, as her escort, something he may never get to do otherwise. Some of the other events Project Smiles has done with the kids are a Thanksgiving lunch, Christmas caroling, a Christmas party, making cookies, Etiquette lessons, a Valentines Day party, and there's more to come. One of the students is coding an app for the backpack program. All of the kids love it! They will remember the opportunities they have been granted for years to come.