Rachel's Challenge will be presented in Westborough today for the second straight day.
Several dozen people left the Westborough High School auditorium Thursday night with a "homework assignment." Over the next three days, they should go to "the people that mean the most to you in your life," Kristi Krings said. "Just tell them how much you love them, how much you care about them, and how much they mean to you," Krings said. "I can guarantee you that they will never forget that conversation. And some day, if they're not around, you will be so glad you did it." Thursday night's Rachel's Challenge presentation for parents of students in grades six through 12, some accompanied by their children, and community members was part of two days of such programs here. Krings gave age-appropriate talks to fourth, fifth and sixth-graders…
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A community presentation will be held Feb. 28.
An anonymous donation of “several thousand dollars” and inspired by the Newtown tragedy will bring a national program to Westborough next week, Assistant School Superintendent Daniel Mayer says. The gift will fund school and community presentations by Rachel’s Challenge, a program promoting “acts of kindness and respect and intimacy,” Mayer told the school committee this past week. Rachel’s Challenge was inspired by Rachel Scott, 17, “the first student killed at Columbine High School in 1999. Rachel left a legacy of reaching out to those who were different, who were picked on by others, or who were new at her school,” according to the program’s website. Mayer said a presentation for parents and community members is at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at …
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