PHELPS AIDE PHELPS HELPS

Last week, Phelps was lucky enough to have 20 volunteer students from Stanstead College during their annual community service day. Phelps’ weekly sessions are volunteer based, so with the extra help, we were able to put together a special activity for our Elementary Educational Program: bionic hands! Students were challenged to think like engineers, building bionic hands with simple materials like paper, straws and string. With this one-on-one help, Sunnyside’s students made some pretty impressive hands that were – almost – able to pick up foam cubes. For many Stanstead College students, this was an opportunity to get to know their extended school community better and to share some of their experience and perspectives with a younger crowd. Phelps students had the opportunity to talk to high school level students who are focused on academics and value the importance of education. It’s great to see youth instinctively encouraging school perseverance!

Phelps Aide Phelps Helps is a rural community non-profit striving to reduce the elevated drop-out rate in the Stanstead area. Phelps was started in 2012 by two community members, and has grown from a single program to seven unique programs, providing Stanstead area youth with free tutoring, educational and career support and hands-on learning from Grade 3 to the end of high school and further. We are currently looking for volunteers to help with our weekly sessions. If you have a couple of hours a month to spare and are available Tuesday or Thursday afternoons, please consider joining our dynamic group of volunteers. For more information, please email us at info@phelpshelps.ca or call our offices at 819-704-0799.