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Students show their generosity
Source:
Cranberry Eagle
Written by:
Paula Grubbs
Published:
January 27, 2010
While churches and civic groups continue their efforts to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake, schools are harnessing the generosity of students.
Port-au-Prince was hit Jan. 12 by an earthquake that destroyed buildings and killed an estimated 200,000 people.
Mars Middle School's charity committee is collecting personal hygiene and first aid items through today.
Guidance counselor Eileen Deklewa is heading up the project. She said the oral care, washcloths, Ace bandages, Band-Aids, first aid tape, gauze and other items collected will be placed in 5-gallon buckets.
Deklewa said 35 buckets were filled with items to be shipped to the quake-torn country.
The buckets will be shipped to Haiti and distributed at first aid and hospital stations. Monetary donations also have been collected.
"Unbelievable. Just outstanding," Deklewa said of the effort. "The kids did it from their heart. They really wanted to help."
Centennial School students are also collecting the basic-necessity items through Friday. Sixth grade teacher Lori Jones is coordinating the project at Centennial School.
Centennial School students and families are expected to fill about 40 to 50 buckets by Friday.
The Seneca Valley School District is hopping on board with other WPIAL schools to collect donations at basketball games, a promotion called "Hoops For Haiti."
The high school will participate at 5 p.m. Feb. 2 when the boys face Shaler. The project is sponsored by FedEx and collections will be taken by the school's Junior ROTC cadets.
FedEx will ship the items to Haiti and distribute them as well.
At Seneca Valley Intermediate High School, ninth and 10th graders will collect spare change during each lunch period this week.
The money will be sent to Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, the only hospital left standing in Haiti since the earthquake.
Checks will also be accepted during the lunchtime collections. They can be made payable to IHS Student Council, and "Haiti Relief" should be written on the check's memo line.
More information on Hôpital Albert Schweitzer is available at www.hashaiti.org.
Rowan teacher Elaine Mings' daughter was in Haiti on a mission trip to work with orphans during the quake, said Linda Andreassi, district spokeswoman.
Fueled by their concerns for Mings' daughter, who returned safely, her students initiated a project to collect money for relief in Haiti.
The school collected more than $6,600 in four days. The cash was given to the American Red Cross.
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