European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 211 1992 education a the stars and stripes a Page 9youngsters sew seeds of Good wikis quilts help school Library near Homestead by Jimi Jones education writer Rhein main a Germany a kindergarteners Kimberly Jones and Jasmine Duncan both 5, needed help. A teacher teacher is this right a a teacher where do i go now a the children asked. Patiently teacher Stephanie Vukovic dividing her time Between the two girls pointed out where each child should stick the sewing Needles next. Kimberly and Jasmine a sewing efforts were part of a fund raising project at Halvorsen elementary school on Rhein main a that netted about $500 for Young victims of Hurricane Andrew. The aug. 24 storm struck Florida and Louisiana causing widespread damage in Many places and destroying Homestead fab Fla. The roughly 45 pupils in Vukovics morning and afternoon classes sewed quilts then sold raffle tickets for the quilts using the proceeds to buy Library books for the Pine Villa elementary school in Goulds Fla., right outside Homestead. The idea was a Christmas gesture to teach the children the spirit of giving and though they May not have realized it they also got a lesson in social awareness. A at this age kids always think of getting gifts a Vukovic said. A a we be been trying to stress that Christmas is also a time of giving. We wanted them to get the feel that some kids have less than they do Are less fortunate. A the kids in Florida were having such a hard time that we contacted the red Cross there and they hooked us up with a school right outside of  the classes decided to buy Library books because the kindergarteners Are currently being exposed to books and Reading and because the Florida schools Library had been destroyed by the Hurricane Vukovic said. The november project took on All aspects of study a Art spelling writing math and other developmental skills. Pupils even Learned the history of quilting bees Vukovic said. On Square pieces of material donated by parents the children used fabric markers to write their names and draw pictures of themselves a Many with balloon looking bodies and stick legs. They then used their Needles to stitch around the drawings. Stitching a is really Good for their Small motor skills a said Vukovic who has been a military overseas schools teacher for three years. A sometimes kids need some strengthening their Little Muscles Are still developing. After stitching we find it helps to control Small motor skills which helps them with things like writing and  classroom moms finished the sewing while the children sold raffle tickets. The finished quilts featured the faces of each child in the classes. Both the morning and afternoon classes made quilts and raffle winners were announced thursday. Another aspect of the project was to Start a pen pal program Vukovic said. A a lot of my students have never seen the states a she said. A we thought we could Send them pictures and things about Germany and they could Send us things about the states. The states to these kids is just a word they really Don t a amps Jorr Derheim kindergarten pupils Kimberly Jones left and Jasmine Duncan get some sewing tips from their teacher Stephanie Vukovic at Halvorsen elementary school at Rhein main a in Germany. A amps Jim Derheim above 6-year-old Lisa Bruffy makes a selection at the stars and stripes Bookstore at Rhein main a. At right Gary Beasley left and destiny Van Osdol enjoy books they chose for the Pine Villa elementary school in Goulds Fla., outside Homestead fab. Have any visual images to help  once the children completed the quilt and collected Money for the raffle tickets they were off to the bases stars and stripes Bookstore to Purchase books of their Choice. The children with about $10 each purchased from two to four of the a Best est books a As one child described them. The classes mailed about 200 books that reached the Florida school in time for Christmas. At age 5, children tend to forget the big picture of their efforts Vukovic said but most of them had tucked away some portion of the major ideas. Brittney Wilkerson had a Good grasp of the situation. A a we re making quilts to sell them a she said. A then Well go to the Bookstore with Money we made. Then we will Send the books to Florida for school kids because there was a Tornado there that ruined their Library and their school. We just wanted to give them books so they can rebuild their  Alicia Reid a explanation was slightly different. She said the quilt was for children who were in a a place where children had a bad earthquake. We re sewing it for them so they can try to win  during the Bookstore Outing Christina Hall who is in Vukovics afternoon class thought the books things to collect in a Bug and i Luffy duckling by cd Andy be Kere would be appreciated by the a people in Florida who had a Hurricane and their books Are wet and torn from the  one of Lauren Parks four purchases was Teddy and Santa s Sleigh ride a appropriate she said because a a we re sending it on  Michael Thorn wanted to buy three books mainly because Quot my dad wants to read them a he said. Marcus Williams decided on All Christmas books because a everybody likes Christmas a he said. But Marcus said he knew the real reason for sending the books. A a we re luckier. They got hit by Hurricane