On Nov. 5, Whatcom Middle School caught fire around 1 a.m. The building, which has served Whatcom County kids for more than 100 years, received excessive fire and water damage. The student spirit, however, was not damaged.
Whatcom sixth-grade twins took it upon themselves to try to help the school recover some of what it lost. With the help of their mother, the twins were able to successfully fundraise $3,500 by standing outside the Barkley Village Haggen and asking people to help if possible. The twins even put in $92 from their own piggy banks.
Those were not the only donations however; many community organizations pulled together and donated what they could. The donations include Bellingham Cold Storage donating $1,000 for calculators, Whatcom Educational Credit Union and Bellingham Education Association donating a combined total of $300 to each teacher. There were also many other organization donations as well as entertainment provided for the kids.
It is great to see a community pull together after such a tragic event. Stay strong Whatcom!