Thursday, September 27, 2012

Blue Hill Community Raises $5,000 for First responders

 A recent fundraiser  initiated after the School bus/ semi truck accident  has raised thousands for first responders. Superintendent Joe'l Ruybalid reported more than $5,000 dollars has been raised.  He also reports that the school has been receiving outstanding support: from phone calls, monetary donations, to cards in the mail, and even donations taken at the recent football games. Ruybalid says donations and cards  have been coming in from everywhere…even outside of Nebraska.
"We've gotten a lot of support from other school districts whether they are school districts from our conference, neighboring school districts, or even districts from around the state; [some] as far east as Lincoln or Omaha, or as far west as Chadron.  out of state...Wyoming, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri. just a lot of support from the education committee," said Ruybalid.
. Some have said the support helps them heal after the fatal crash. Ruybalid says that as a school with a population of only 300, the effect of the tragedy continues to hit home.
"All of us have really felt the loss. Each student that we have is precious to us, and each is very valuable to us and the community. To suffer any kind of loss is heartbreaking, and difficult to overcome and to move past," said Ruybalid.
. Ruybalid says he thinks the Blue Hill community will take away a lot from this tragedy; a tragedy that took away a lot from them.
Ruybalid said the school is starting to re-build back into an atmosphere like they were, and he feels like students and staff are recovering from the tragedy well.

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