First Posted: 12/4/2014

Waverly Elementary School fourth-grade students participate in the Russian Club Waverly program. Shown, holding blankets they assembled with the Russian alphabet letters, are, from left, first row, Alex Duffy, Hayley Smeraldi, Madison Zaiewski and Michael Kanuik. Second row, Paige Walsh, Madelyn Hoinowski, Naomi Furman, Sophia Cody and Amelia Campbell. Third row, Teacher Elena Shurdom, Vicki Tierney and Leandra Brust. The blankets were sent to one of the Russian orphanages in a small town called Seltso, not far from Bryansk.