is committed to performing good deeds both locally, here in Darien and globally.
- Raised over $1,500 to help victims of the Tsunami in Indonesia through the trade-in of video games.
- Collected over 4,000 books and $2,500 for Alice Harte Elementary Charter School in New Orleans who lost their resource library during Hurricane Katrina.
Project Boo/BooII - Collected over 600 gently used Halloween Costumes for local
shelters. Distributed over 500 to little ghosts and goblins in our
community.
Operation Books4Good - Collected over 1,500 books for Nettie Davis Elementary,
a school in Watseka, which flooded due to some of the worst flooding in four decades.
Snail Fever - Collected over $600 for The Carter Center in Atlanta for the eradication
of Schistosomiasis/Snail Fever.
Hope4Haiti - Have adopted an elementary school in Darbonne, Leogane, Haiti since 2007 and have raised over $1,000 to date to assist in providing a second-story addition to the school. Since the devastating earthquake of January 12, we've worked to raise over $12,000
toward the rebuilding of our adopted school, Institution Mixte Nao Community School.
Change4Good - An initiative established in 2009 to encourage independent fundraising for the cause most important to each member. Funds were raised for animal shelters and children's hospitals.
Kiss Away Leukemia - Our Kids4Good2 group worked to raise funds for a fellow student's mother who is a survivor of this disease and was participating in the Grand Canyon walk for a cure.
SpeakOut4AS - A campaign to raise awareness and funds for Angelman Syndrome. A District-wide undertaking which silenced over 1,500 students as a show of acceptance for all Angels and non-verbal students. We hope to establish a national campaign in 2010. For more details about Angelman Syndrome visit:
www.CureAngelman.org.
A video showcasing our SpeakOut4AS event:
