A school assembly at Muldrow Elementary School was held Friday in order to present the legislators, including State Rep. Glen "Bud" Smithson (D-Sallisaw), State Sen. Kenneth Corn (D-Poteau), and State Rep. Neil Brannon (D-Arkoma), with donation checks for the project.
Muldrow School Superintendent Roger Sharp said he was contacted by the legislators to see if the schools could help with the project. Sharp contacted other schools in the county, asking them if they would like to be involved, and he also challenged all three school sites at Muldrow to raise money. The schools were challenged to raise $500 per school.
Representatives from Roland, Central, Liberty and all three of Muldrow's school sites attended the elementary school assembly.
The elementary school raised a total of $2,312, with the second-grade class raising the most money, $648.
Roland School raised $917, Central School raised $1,225, Liberty School north of Roland presented a $400 check, Muldrow High School raised $638, Muldrow Middle School raised $712, and the Muldrow Classroom Teachers Association presented a $300 check.
Sharp pointed out that all the schools in the county participated, and some school representatives were not able to attend the assembly. He told the legislators that he was sure they would be receiving additional money.
Corn told the schools how appreciative the legislators were for what the schools did. He said the money raised will help 51 World War II veterans see the memorial that honors them.
"Thank you for all the work you've done," Corn said.
