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FORT STEWART, Ga. - Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division continued to develop their partnership with community youth by reading to students at Frank Long Elementary School in Hinesville, Georgia, March 21.
“Community relationships like this build character for the kids, it makes them look up to Soldiers and people in our community,” said Kelly Baxter, a kindergarten teacher at the school.
“These relationships are important because as a military community we want to create a symbiotic relationship between ourselves and the surrounding area,” said 1st Lt. Regina Dimarco, medical officer and Adopt-A-School program liaison for 3-15 Inf. “There's a lot of military people that use the services provided by Hinesville, or children go to the schools and vice versa.
Frank Long Elementary School is sponsored by 3–15 Inf. through the 3rd Inf. Div. Adopt-A-School program. The battalion plays a part in the community by helping and supporting the school.
“I like to see the Soldiers react to the kids’ comments from the books,” Dimarco said. “They were laughing and asking questions, telling them they have cool uniforms. It's kind of fitting because it was ‘Superhero Week’ so they were all dressed up as superheroes, and then they saw the Soldiers who are heroes to them. It was sweet.”
Both students and teachers expressed their appreciation for the partnership.
“I love to see our Soldiers come out and help our students and schools, it gives them someone to look up to and talk to,” Baxter said.
“Coming in, volunteering your time, shows the kids you care,” said Amanda Lawson, a second grade teacher at Frank Long.
The students enjoy seeing the Soldiers when they come to volunteer, according to Lawson.
“We love it, the more help we get the better,” Lawson said. “The kids get excited and their faces light up when Soldiers come. They like someone other than their teacher or media specialist to read to them because it’s something new.”
| Date Taken: | 03.21.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 03.24.2016 17:16 |
| Story ID: | 193457 |
| Location: | FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US |
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