Teachers, from left, Alisha Oetting, Ann Zimpfer, Emily LeFlore, Jenn Koenig, Sheila Serati and Debbie Hearst whipped up a meal consisting of tacos, casseroles, salad and lots of desserts for the Ronald McDonald House guests, which can run as many as 50 people. One of the teachers had previously done some volunteer work at the house and found the experience so rewarding that she gathered a group of co-workers to use their culinary skills for a great cause.
Students throughout the Mehlville School District are the focus of character education on a weekly, if not daily, basis. But those lessons are also taken to heart by teachers and administrators.
On Sept. 24, a group of educators from Point Elementary School headed to the Ronald McDonald House on the campus of St. John’s Mercy Medical Center and prepared dinner for the families staying there. Ronald McDonald Houses across the country gives out-of-town families a free place to stay when their children need extended hospital treatment. The St. Louis area has two Houses, one in Creve Coeur and one next to Cardinal Glennon Hospital.