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It is always great to hear about people working to preserve their hometown and historical landmarks.  It’s even better when it is the local children of the town.  In the town of North Hampton, New Hampshire, the children have raised over $300,000 to preserve the White Island Lighthouse. 

 
Sue Reynolds, a New Hampshire teacher of 40 years, had grown up on the New Hampshire coast and always enjoyed the view of the lighthouse.  The lighthouse is the only lighthouse in New Hampshire.  She thought of the idea to raise money for preservation of the lighthouse and decided to involve her school kids.

 
The kids soon became known as a group called the “Lighthouse Kids.�  They began hoping to raise $5,000 or $10,000.  Her first class raised $400.  Six years later they have raised $300,000.  The kids are seventh graders at the North Hampton School and Sue Reynolds regularly uses the lighthouse and Star Island for fieldtrips. 

 
The money that the children have raised has paid for many renovations and repairs of the tower and for part of the lighthouse keeper’s cottage.