Last Updated on November 9, 2020, 3:35 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Riverside School switched to a virtual fundraiser as the staff, families and students continue their annual community service event known as “Holidays for Haiti.”
Community and students members are matched up with over 350 Haitian children in need.
Residents can sign up for sponsoring a child, which includes making a personalized card for them, send them a donation and supply necessities such as toothpaste, soap, toothbrushes, socks and clothes.
The fundraiser, which went viral because of the coronavirus, continues through November 16.
The PTA of the school said that as part of Riverside School’s community service initiative which aims at engaging students in activities which connect them to communities in need, ‘Holidays for Haiti’ was developed originally as an after-school assembly.
The PTA added that Riverside families and students created cards, raised packaged items and funds for a local elementary school in Haiti, Danita’s Children, which educates over 300 students in grades K-13.
Three hundred fifty packets were assembled, in 2019 and $6,000 was raised. The event is moving forward in 2020 when the need is more significant than ever.
Riverside School principal Christopher Weiss said that Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere and the country has been overwhelmed by hardship, natural disasters and now COVID-19.
The principal added that the students help people who are more challenged in their lives is a valuable, meaningful lesson which would resonate with them for years to come.
The principal added that opportunity is not limited to Riverside School students and families. The community is also invited to take part.
A former student at Danita’s, Donken Christopher Andre said in a statement that the Haitian community needs help.
He said that the pandemic presented challenges which have put the school in dire need of supplies, books, healthcare support and financial assistance.
Riverside School’s contributions would have a tremendous impact on children whose families are struggling to obtain the basic necessities.
Riverside School switched to a virtual fundraiser as the staff, families and students continue their annual community service event known as “Holidays for Haiti.”
Community and students members are matched up with over 350 Haitian children in need.
Residents can sign up for sponsoring a child, which includes making a personalized card for them, send them a donation and supply necessities such as toothpaste, soap, toothbrushes, socks and clothes.
The fundraiser, which went viral because of the coronavirus, continues through November 16.
The PTA of the school said that as part of Riverside School’s community service initiative which aims at engaging students in activities which connect them to communities in need, ‘Holidays for Haiti’ was developed originally as an after-school assembly.
The PTA added that Riverside families and students created cards, raised packaged items and funds for a local elementary school in Haiti, Danita’s Children, which educates over 300 students in grades K-13.
Three hundred fifty packets were assembled, in 2019 and $6,000 was raised. The event is moving forward in 2020 when the need is more significant than ever.
Riverside School principal Christopher Weiss said that Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere and the country has been overwhelmed by hardship, natural disasters and now COVID-19.
The principal added that the students help people who are more challenged in their lives is a valuable, meaningful lesson which would resonate with them for years to come.
The principal added that opportunity is not limited to Riverside School students and families. The community is also invited to take part.
A former student at Danita’s, Donken Christopher Andre said in a statement that the Haitian community needs help.
He said that the pandemic presented challenges which have put the school in dire need of supplies, books, healthcare support and financial assistance.
Riverside School’s contributions would have a tremendous impact on children whose families are struggling to obtain the basic necessities.
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