MORGANZA – Hundreds of children in Pointe Coupee Parish will have an extra present under the tree this year. That’s because of Stem Magnet Academy of Pointe Coupee fifth grader Ellie Dabadie.
“I created a toy drive so that every Head Start through 1st-grade student in the public schools in Pointe Coupee Parish would get a gift this year,” Ellie Dabadie said.
Ellie Dabadie’s helpful nature comes from her family, where her mom, Andrea, is a teacher at Stem Magnet. The idea of a toy drive originated several years ago when Ellie Dabadie’s older sister, Lexie, wanted to help those who were less fortunate…