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Visit from Senator Carper

Sen. Carper visited Downes Elementary on Jan. 12th to kick off a federal grant aimed at increasing physical activity in our schools. The Senator jumped right into the lesson, sitting on the floor, talking and exercising with the children. He galloped, skipped, and even tried his hand at doing the hula hoop. Thanks to the Nemours Foundation for doing their part in enlisting the help of the Senator to kick this off for the state of Delaware. Kudos to the school's PE teacher, Sandra Hudson, too, for putting this all together for us. Job well done!

John R. Downes Elementary School • 220 Casho Mill Road • Newark, DE 19711 • Tel. (302) 454-2133