Laurens Girl Raises Funds So Friend Can Take D.C. Trip

So Friend Can Take D.C. Trip

By LIBBY CUDMORE • HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal

Cadence Koren, Laurens' little Samaritan, poses with brother Gavin, mom Melissia and dad Frank. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

LAURENS – Need help with some spring cleaning? Feed the dog while you’re out? Watch the kids on a night out?

Just call Cadence.

Cadence Koren, 11, is using her hustle to raise funds to help one of her fellow students on the Laurens Central School Safety Patrol.

“I like helping kids,” she said. “In Safety Patrol, we learn about being role models and helping people out.”

The year caps off with a trip to Washington D.C., where students tour the Capitol and other sites around the city. “The 7^th graders told us all about it, and we were all excited to go,” she said.

But when Cadence found out that one of the boys on the patrol couldn’t pay the $300 fee, she put her training in helping fellow students to practical use.

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