LITTLE SINGERS RAISE $2,500 FOR KIDS WHO SAW SEPT. 11 HORROR CLOSE UP.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. School students, selling copies of their compact disc of songs about patriotism and values, have raised $2,500 to benefit New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. children. The children sold 250 of their CDs in the fund-raising effort Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported , which was mentioned in an Entertainment Weekly article mainly about what celebrities were doing after the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the millions of dollars they were raising. ``They called me after seeing a Daily News article. At the bottom was El Dorado School. They had a quote from me in there,'' Principal Melinda Keenan said. The $2,500 was sent to Roberto Clemente Elementary School elementary school: see school. , located about two miles from ground zero in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . From the fifth floor of their six-story school, Roberto Clemente students saw the second airliner hit the World Trade Center tower. Clemente officials have sent a letter to El Dorado, saying they plan to use the money to treat students to a cultural performance. The Daily News reported last November that El Dorado School students wanted to do something to help New York children exposed to the terror of the Sept. 11 attacks. Not being rich, the El Dorado students found a way to use their talents performing under the guidance of award-winning music teacher Debbie Hanson. They recorded nine songs - including ``God Bless the USA,'' ``God Bless America'' and ``Grand Old Flag'' - and a recitation rec·i·ta·tion n. 1. a. The act of reciting memorized materials in a public performance. b. The material so presented. 2. a. Oral delivery of prepared lessons by a pupil. b. of the Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. on their CD. ``It was very successful. All the students this year are still singing the songs and are very happy to be able to help kids in New York,'' Hanson said. Along with the money, the El Dorado students, including the kindergartners, sent letters to their counterparts at Clemente Elementary, Hanson said. ``They were all decorated. Each child made a card, and it was really cute. They were decorated with sequins to make other kids happy,'' Hanson said. Keenan said CDs were sold to parents as well as people who read the Daily News article and came to the school to buy one. ``One grandmother bought four or five to send to her own grandchildren,'' Keenan said. ``People were coming in off the street - people we don't even know,'' Hanson said. ``It's been a wonderful experience for the kids, and it has certainly boosted patriotism of the kids at school. They really know the meaning of 'proud to be an American,''' Keenan said. In the 2001 Los Angeles Music Center The Music Center (officially named the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County) is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation. Located in downtown Los Angeles, the Music Center is home to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theater, Mark Taper Bravo Awards program recognizing educators in the arts, Hanson was given the Special Achievement Award for doing ``the most with the least.'' She used her $1,500 prize money to buy an electric drum set for the school's music lab. |
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