The Auxiliary has made 12 mats. They are 36 inches wide and 72 inches long. It takes 200 hours and 400 bags to make each mat. These mats provide a layer of protection against dampness. The Auxiliary gifts them to homeless Veterans.
The mats were made possible through a student project. William Mortimer is an 11-year old home school student in the Owego-Apalachin Central School District. He is currently involved in an integrated sixth, seventh, and eighth grade curriculum.
On Nov. 1, he took a 100-word spelling test that was comprised of the first seven lessons in his 6th grade-spelling test. He asked for pledges per correct word to raise money so he could perform random acts of kindness in his community.
William scored a 99 percent on the test and raised $178 in pledges, as well as $420 in direct donations. So far William has donated 2,000 plastic shopping bags for the VFW 1371 Auxiliary to make sleep mats for homeless veterans. He has also donated to another child’s fundraiser for the American Heart Association.
Also, on his to-do list, is a trip to Stray Haven as well as donations to Common Ground Christian Community Center, a New Hope Center and Tioga County Rural Ministry, along with anyone else that might need the help along the way.
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