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The origin of RED WHITE and BLUE DAY happened following 9/11. Wallace School (Hoboken) had an assembly for patriotism and all the faculty, staff and children were asked to wear the colors. When Kathy Temple (5th Grade Teacher at Wallace) saw the gymnasium filled with red, white and blue, she made a request. She asked that all students write letters to the Mayor, asking if he could set one day aside so that the entire City would proudly display flags and wear red, white and blue. Kathy Temple and her 5th grade class marched up to City Hall and delivered over 500 letters and the Mayor did in fact set aside one day, March 1st, as RED WHITE and BLUE DAY. Later that month, an official proclamation was made at City Hall and Ms. Temple invited all veterans to join her. When Ms. Temple was presented with the proclamation, she was also awarded on from the Governor declaring RED WHITE and BLUE DAY for the entire State of New Jersey. Ms. Temple also won the American Legion Educator of the Year Award for Americanism for the City. She then went on to win the County and the State. She received her award at the Wildwood Convention Center in mid June 2006. Following her acceptance speech, she was given a standing ovation. Humbled, she stated, "You should be getting the standing ovation. Without all of you veterans, I would not be here today. YOU have done much more than I". |
CONGRATULATIONS KATHY TEMPLE |
The City of Hoboken |
Above: Ms. Temple receiving the NJ State Educator of the Year Award in Wildwood, NJ Below: Ms. Temple receiving awards at the "Proclamation '06" for Hoboken and the State of NJ. (This was taken at Hoboken's City Hall). |
UPDATE: Ms. Temple has been invited to Washington, D.C. to participate in the "People to People World Leadership for Students Program" as a facilitator in October. What an honor for her. |
See what the Hoboken Reporter wrote about Ms. Temple June 25, 2007 |
What an inspiration Ms. Temple is..... |