Oasis Elementary North raises funds for Honor Flight veterans program
Students donate nearly $15,000 over two years; celebrate with a ‘slime’ party at school
Students at Oasis North Elementary School got to slime their teachers and take part in other fun activities including watching their school principal dance on the roof last Friday as a reward for a successful fundraiser for Collier-Lee Honor Flights. PROVIDED
Students at Oasis North Elementary School got to slime their teachers and take part in other fun activities including watching their school principal dance on the roof last Friday as a reward for a successful fundraiser for Collier-Lee Honor Flights. PROVIDED
Students at Oasis North Elementary School got to slime their teachers and take part in other fun activities including watching their school principal dance on the roof last Friday as a reward for a successful fundraiser for Collier-Lee Honor Flights. PROVIDED
Students at Oasis North Elementary School got to slime their teachers and take part in other fun activities including watching their school principal dance on the roof last Friday as a reward for a successful fundraiser for Collier-Lee Honor Flights. PROVIDED
Walter Yeaw (center) of the Collier-Lee Honor Flight presents a plaque of appreciation to principal Kevin Brown as Wendy Hearyman, a PE teacher and organizer of the slime event, looks on. PROVIDED
Students at Oasis North Elementary School got to slime their teachers and take part in other fun activities including watching their school principal dance on the roof last Friday as a reward for a successful fundraiser for Collier-Lee Honor Flights. PROVIDED
Students at Oasis North Elementary School got to slime their teachers and take part in other fun activities including watching their school principal dance on the roof last Friday as a reward for a successful fundraiser for Collier-Lee Honor Flights. PROVIDED
Students at Oasis North Elementary School got to slime their teachers and take part in other fun activities including watching their school principal dance on the roof last Friday as a reward for a successful fundraiser for Collier-Lee Honor Flights. PROVIDED
Students at Oasis North Elementary School got to slime their teachers and take part in other fun activities including watching their school principal dance on the roof last Friday as a reward for a successful fundraiser for Collier-Lee Honor Flights. PROVIDED
Students at Oasis North Elementary School got to slime their teachers and take part in other fun activities including watching their school principal dance on the roof last Friday as a reward for a successful fundraiser for Collier-Lee Honor Flights. PROVIDED
Walter Yeaw (center) of the Collier-Lee Honor Flight presents a plaque of appreciation to principal Kevin Brown as Wendy Hearyman, a PE teacher and organizer of the slime event, looks on. PROVIDED
Students at Oasis North Elementary School got to slime their teachers and take part in other fun activities including watching their school principal dance on the roof last Friday as a reward for a successful fundraiser for Collier-Lee Honor Flights. PROVIDED
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The efforts of Cape Coral elementary school students will result in deserving veterans getting the flight of a lifetime.
Oasis Elementary North students celebrated hitting a fundraising milestone for the Collier/Lee Honor Flight last Friday with a field day.
More than 800 students from kindergarten to fifth grade attended, as all met an objective of fundraising $50 or more in T-shirt sales that will benefit local veterans.
A bonus?
Kids were able to "slime" their favorite teachers.
To add in on the fun, Principal Kevin Brown had to dance on the roof for all of the students to witness.
"Goals were reached for a donation of almost $15,000 in two years," said Steve Romaine of Collier-Lee Honor Flight. "The Collier-Lee Honor Flights received the gift which will be put to good use for deserving veterans."
Walter Yeaw, a veteran and volunteer coordinator for the honor flight coordinated the event with Oasis North.
Yeaw awarded Principal Brown and physical education teacher Wendy Hearyman a certificate of appreciation from the Honor Flight organization.
"The sliming event was very exciting," Romaine said. "Hundreds of kids watched as teachers were slimed. Wendy Hearyman did a great job with the boot camp and organizing the sliming event."
All in all, eight veterans and honor flight volunteers spent the day with the kids participating in a grade school boot camp.
Collier-Lee Honor Flight's mission is to transport local veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifice.
The organization to bring the program to the Collier and Lee County areas was established on Sept. 25, 2013.
A very successful inaugural flight took place on Nov. 9, 2013, just six weeks after forming.
Support for these trips is provided by volunteers and is at no cost to the veterans.
Top priority is given to the most senior veterans -- survivors of World War II and any veteran with a terminal illness who wishes to visit their memorial.
All veterans are eligible on a chronological basis.
Collier-Lee Honor Flight's next mission (its 29th) is on Oct. 18.
For more information, visit collierhonorflight.org.