School kids responding

* Four enterprising young Catholics from the Albany Diocese's "North Country" have done their part to help Hurricane Katrina survivors.

Nolan, Jane, Clare and Ian Gillman of Sacred Heart parish in Lake George made a lemonade and cookie stand near their home, with the proceeds going to Catholic Charities' hurricane relief fund.

"The road they live on is not a busy road," reported their pastor, Rev. Bernard Turner, "but their neighbors and people who passed by were very generous to their endeavor."

As a result, the children raised $200.

* Another quartet of fourth-graders at St. Clement's School in Saratoga -- Jaimie Delaney, Kathryn Johnson, Graceanne Nettleton and Samantha Sotansky -- held a bake sale to raise money for hurricane survivors.

The group baked treats, made posters and sold their wares during lunch at school. When they ran out of food, many students gave them the money they'd intended to spend on dessert anyway.

The foursome raised more than $123, which was matched by an anonymous local businessman. The money was sent to their school's namesake, St. Clement's of Rome in Metairie, Louisiana.

* Students at St. Teresa of Avila School in Albany held a "hurricane hustle" last week, bringing in loose change as well as larger donations to help victims. (KB)

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