| Sugary lunch break helping Haiti |
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| Thursday, 04 February 2010 17:57 |
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A cupcake sale at R.I. Baker Middle School will help provide funds for relief work in Haiti. A couple of students at the Coaldale school were moved to action after watching news coverage of Haiti, as it deals with the aftermath of a major earthquake. Kaitlyn Penner in Grade 8 and Zoey Roelofsen in Grade 5 both wanted to do something to raise funds, and the end result was a cupcake sale. “We kind of combined them,” Roelofsen said of their two ideas to raise funds. Students and staff brought cupcakes to the school and they were sold over the lunch hour last Wednesday. The girls estimate there were over 700 cupcakes on offer and in the end they raised over $315 which will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross for its work in Haiti. “I was really sad about what was happening there,” said Roelofsen. She realized on her own she couldn’t do a lot but if the whole school was involved it would make more of an impact. Penner said every day she sees the children on the news who are suffering so much and it made her want to do something to raise funds for the relief effort. “It kind of breaks your heart.” She said she’s tried to put the impact of the tragedy which has killed thousands and left thousands upon thousands homeless into some local perspective. “It would basically be like wiping out our whole town.” “It’s hard to image it here,” added Roelofsen. The girls were excited the federal government will be matching there school’s donation which will mean over $600 for the Red Cross. “It may not be very much but it’s for a good cause,” said Penner. |
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