After Haiti suffered a devastating earthquake on January 12th, students in Lance Williams' government and U.S. history classes felt compelled to help... even though they were a world away.After meeting to discuss how to help, class members and student council decided to collect relief donations in various ways, including "passing the hat". Over a two-week period, spare change will be collected from faculty, staff and students. Other fundraisers also include a 50/50 raffle, Haitian food sale and a donation from the Student Store on behalf of the student council.
"It is important for everyone to come together to help the people of Haiti in their time of need... And it is great seeing the school come together to meet this need, said Dan S., Student Council President.
Students also took charge of deciding which organization to send donations. After research and information gathering, students decided to send money to Yele Haiti, Wyclef Jean's non-profit organization.
"Students made an educated decision about how to most effectively use their money. Yele Haiti appealed to them the most because Wyclef Jean is a Haitian and the organization has lower administrative costs compared to other relief organizations," said Williams.
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