The first graders have also been raising money through refunds collected from the return of recyclable materials and through a raffle of two collaborative, student-made drawings of the endangered species that the students studied. All of the proceeds support the Nature Conservancy's "Adopt an Acre" and "Rescue the Reef" programs. These programs save rainforest land and coral reef, the natural habitats of spider monkeys and sea turtles, the First Grade homeroom names.

Congratulations to the lucky winners of the raffle: the Spitz and Nicoleto families.