Wilmington HS Teens Honor the Memory of Fallen MIT Officer Sean Collier

WILMINGTON, MA. - A group of Wilmington High School students spent the last two years learning about dedication and raising money in memory of a Wilmington High School Alum who made the ultimate sacrifice, Fox 25 reports.

“We just felt inspired and we needed to do something about it,”Kaitlin Leblanc told Fox 25.

Their fundraising efforts included dozens of lemonade stands and poinsettia sales, all in memory of an alumna - fallen MIT Officer Sean Collier - who made the ultimate sacrifice.

The sophomores decided to raise money to build a Food for the Poor home in the Central American country, Fox25 reports. They dedicated the project in memory of Collier, a Wilmington High School Class of 2004, who was gunned down in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

The group raised $3,600 to build the home in Nicaragua, which will give a family a roof over their head, Fox25 reports. So far Food for the Poor has built more than 117,000 housing units for people in need.

Read the full story on the Fox25 website.

Courtesy Photo of MIT Officer Sean Collier.