SCHOFIELD, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – After Hurricane Ian destroyed the school where DC Everest grad Hannah Mack teaches in Florida, her hometown stepped up.
“Seeing our safe space, our second home destroyed, it hurt, it was very painful,” Mack said. She’s a first grade teacher at Hector A Cafferata Elementary School in Cape Coral, Florida.
When Hurricane Ian hit, the roof flew off, leaving behind water damage and mold. “We don’t really know what the status of our school is, we’re at a temporary location right now,” Mack said.
After seeing the damage on Facebook, her alma mater DC Everest Senior High stepped in to gather school supplies. “The saying ‘Once an Evergreen, always an Evergreen’ really is true,” Mack said, “It just feels really good to have their support in a time of need.”
Those supplies are now on their way to Florida in a trailer.
“We have about 16 palettes worth of various types of goods, everything from books to glue to markers,” Blake Mathies, CEO and Owner of Purple Mountain Solutions, said, “Everything you can think of that can be used in an elementary school classroom.”
The student council at John Muir Middle School, where Mack’s brother attends and her grandma taught, are also helping rebuild her school. They’ve raised an addition $200 through a school raffle.
The supply truck should arrive in Florida on Thursday. The John Muir fundraiser wrapping up on Friday.
