Batavia Retirees Craft Desks To Help Local Students Learn At Home

BATAVIA, IL — The coronavirus pandemic has forced Batavia public schools to operate with a hybrid or full-time remote learning plan for much of the past year, creating countless challenges for families as they worked to convert their homes into classrooms.

A group of residents at Covenant Living at the Holmstad in Batavia recently put their skills to work to ease that burden for 20 local families by building handmade wooden desks for students.

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The six men who worked on the project — Joe Whatley, Dave Anderson, Dave Nelson, Ron Hecht, Delton Clark and Randy Johnson — spent about four weeks building the desks, which are made from pine, according to a news release.

They then worked with the Batavia United Way and Batavia Public School District 101 to find students in need, the release states.

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“We realized not every student has a dedicated space where they can complete their school work, and as offsite learning continues during the pandemic, we decided to do something about that,” Anderson said. “This is happening all over the country, and we’re happy that we are able to help at least 20 local students in this way.”

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