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Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all the things you are thankful for. What are you most thankful for this holiday season?
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Holidays 2008: Special Report
Go behind the scenes of Thanksgiving 2008. From the fun of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to the challenges our current economy poses to charities and soup kitchens, Kid Reporters cover people who are lending a hand this holiday season.
Articles
The Thanksgiving Pie Project
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 26,2008
Students, parents, and teachers from Tuxedo Park Elementary School come together for a sweet project to help feed those in need this holiday season. Scholastic Kid Reporter Chloe Anello brings you the "sweet" story.
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 26,2008
Students, parents, and teachers from Tuxedo Park Elementary School come together for a sweet project to help feed those in need this holiday season. Scholastic Kid Reporter Chloe Anello brings you the "sweet" story.
Why We Give Thanks
by Allison Tam
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 25,2008
The origins of Thanksgiving can be traced back to a Native American called Squanto and the settlers of Plymouth Rock, known as the Pilgrims.
by Allison Tam
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 25,2008
The origins of Thanksgiving can be traced back to a Native American called Squanto and the settlers of Plymouth Rock, known as the Pilgrims.
Volunteers Needed
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 25,2008
How is the current economic crisis affecting the demand for services to the needy? And how has it affected the donations that keep those services coming? I recently visited the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit, Michigan, to find out.
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 25,2008
How is the current economic crisis affecting the demand for services to the needy? And how has it affected the donations that keep those services coming? I recently visited the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit, Michigan, to find out.
How You Can Help
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 25,2008
The smell of barbequed chicken, garlic bread, and soup permeated the four-acre compound at Loaves and Fishes last week. The private charity fed 650 people the day Scholastic News paid a visit.
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 25,2008
The smell of barbequed chicken, garlic bread, and soup permeated the four-acre compound at Loaves and Fishes last week. The private charity fed 650 people the day Scholastic News paid a visit.
Feeding the Homeless
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 26,2008
Piedmont Rescue Mission was established in 1982. Its services include a thrift store and annual holiday dinners on Easter, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. It is one of the few organizations of its kind left in this area.
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 26,2008
Piedmont Rescue Mission was established in 1982. Its services include a thrift store and annual holiday dinners on Easter, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. It is one of the few organizations of its kind left in this area.
The Thanksgiving Day Parade
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 26,2008
You think your Mayor is special? Well this Mayor has 96 daughters and one son. It's the Mayor of Whoville, and on Sunday, November 23, he came all the way from his dust speck to Macy's Herald Square in New York City.
Scholastic Kids Press Corps | November 26,2008
You think your Mayor is special? Well this Mayor has 96 daughters and one son. It's the Mayor of Whoville, and on Sunday, November 23, he came all the way from his dust speck to Macy's Herald Square in New York City.
Activities
Thanksgiving Pie Project
Scholastic News Online | A slide show of students, parents, and teachers from the Tuxedo Park School in Suffern, New York, working together to bake a pack of pies to donate to local food charities for Thanksgiving 2008.
Scholastic News Online | A slide show of students, parents, and teachers from the Tuxedo Park School in Suffern, New York, working together to bake a pack of pies to donate to local food charities for Thanksgiving 2008.
