Special Needs Students Decorate Pumpkins for L.I.F.E. Academy Fundraiser

Oct. 7, 2011 - PRLog -- Goodwill L.I.F.E. Academy students are busy decorating pumpkins for their first ever fall fundraiser.

The students, who all have intellectual or developmental disabilities, will host a fall pumpkin sale on October 19 and 20.  Decorated pumpkins will be available at the school (3365-D Seminole Ave., Fort Myers) from 7:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

“We have 81 pumpkins, and they’re painting, stenciling, carving, and bedazzling them,” says L.I.F.E. Academy principal Lynn Pottorf.  “They have so many creative ideas.  There are flowers, jewels, feathers, and pumpkins in every color.  These definitely aren’t your run of the mill jack-o-lanterns.”

In addition to decorated pumpkins, the students are also making fall candleholders and centerpieces.  Roasted pumpkin seeds and dog biscuits will also be for sale.

Prices will range from $2.00 to $25.00 and all proceeds will benefit the Goodwill L.I.F.E. Academy. The L.I.F.E. Academy (http://www.goodwilllifeacademy.org) is a tuition-free, open-enrollment Lee County charter school designed to promote self-advocacy, and develop life skills for independent living.  The school’s programs focus on academic skills, daily life skills and vocational/workforce skills.

For more information about the Goodwill L.I.F.E. Academy or the fall pumpkin sale, call (239) 334-4434 or visit the school's website: http://www.goodwilllifeacademy.org.

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About the Goodwill L.I.F.E. Academy:
The Goodwill L.I.F.E. (Learning Institute For Education) Academy is a tuition-free Lee County (Florida) Charter School for middle and high school-age students with developmental disabilities. L.I.F.E. Academy curriculum focuses on life skills, vocational training, and functional academics.