Wednesday, February 27, 2002
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Wednesday, February 27, 2002 |
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Fayette community pulls together to help a teacher and a friend
A tragic situation at one elementary school has united students, parents and faculty in an effort to help a friend who has suffered a great loss. Tragedy struck Robert J. Burch Elementary teacher Pam Dunn Feb. 8 when fire destroyed her family's home and all of its contents. No one was injured. As news of what happened spread throughout the school and surrounding community, people were eager to pitch in to help Dunn and her family get through the crisis. The school immediately set up a fund called Fayette Good Neighbor, and will accept monetary donations for the Dunn family to help them with expenses of replacing items that were lost in the fire. Anyone wishing to make a monetary donation to the FGN fund should make checks payable to Robert J. Burch, c/o FGN. Donations of any other items will be handled through Flat Creek Baptist Church. For information phone the church at 770-487-4890. Individual classrooms at Burch are conducting their own fund-raisers. One third grade class has already donated over $250. "Kids are giving up their ice cream money so that they can help Mrs. Dunn. To give up ice cream is a really big deal for the kids," said school counselor Jackie Uttley. Not only is Burch helping the Dunn family, but so are its sister schools Flat Rock Middle and Sandy Creek High. Since Dunn's children attended the two schools, staff members are looking for any pictures they might have of the former students so that their mother can replace destroyed childhood photographs. "All of the schools have just given an incredible amount of support to this effort and so has the community," said Uttley. Dunn, who teaches first grade, is a charter teacher at Burch, having been with the school since it opened in 1989. Dunn's entire teaching career, spanning over 25 years, has been spent in Fayette.
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