Fundraisers

Laura Cheadle

Shanghai American School

The school that me and my group mates go to is called the Shanghai American School. Our eighth grade Humanities class had been given the task to either choose to work on one of six topics for a project. Natural Disasters, Education for all, Migrant Workers, Digital Divide, Poverty, or the topic that we had chosen, Global infectious diseases. Soon after choosing our subject we did some quick research on AIDS and decided that Child AIDS in Zimbabwe was the topic that we wanted to focus on, and after some research of organizations that help our cause, we decided that yours was our favorite since we had seen that you are doing so much to help them. In order to make money for the donation we had bought plenty of treats from our local super market and then selling them for profits at our school. We are happy to help your organization in anyway we can.

Happy to help: Billy Lomason, Aidan Williams, Andrew Sun

Here are some pictures of us selling our treats at our school.

Archimedean Middle Conservatory

“enclosed in this envelope is a contribution from Archimedean Middle Conservatory of Miami, FL. During the 13th of Feburary, our school wore red in order to fundraise and create awarenss of AIDS. With the help and contribution of almost all of our student body, I on behalf of them, wish these children to get the treatment and live a longer and happier life. We in Archimedean feel very pleased and honored to be able to help these children. All around our school the students are seeing the children (thanks for the photos you sent!) that they helped and feeling good inside. We hope to continue and at one point, meet again, in this great cause we are trying to fight.”

- Student Council President – Maria Londono

Samford University

World AIDS Day went very well. We tabled all day in the cold 30 degree weather and signed over 300 petitions for the Global AIDS Act, raised over $400 and made communication with over 600 students! It was absolutely amazing.

That evening, we hosted a dinner and it was great. We had a wonderful turnout of around 70 people. We ate, prayed, watched the video (which was awesome), and had a representative from Alabama AIDS come and share her story. It was a story of drugs, addiction and her battle with HIV/AIDS...very inspiring.

Thanks again for all of your support, it really was much appreciated.

Respectfully,
Marshall Pollard

Bloomsburg University Students

During the month of November, M.I.N.D mentorship program sponsored a one day basketball tournament, in which all entry fees will be used to purchase gifts to send to children in the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa CBHC and AIDS Relief Project, a hospital that houses children affected with this virus/disease.

Thank You,
Terrell J. Garrett

M.S. 447, Brooklyn NY

I teach advisory to sixth grade at M.S. 447 in Brooklyn, NY. As part of my curriculum I have to teach AIDS education. After one of our discussions about AIDS in Africa, one of the classes wanted to help, so we organized a one day bake sale, with all of the profits going to your organization.

Thanks for all you do for people in need.
Heidi Slouffman

Old Mill High School, Millersville MD

The Old Mill High School`s chapter of the National French Honor Society students made hemp bracelets decorated with red beads and then sold them to other students during their lunch periods in order to raise funds. As they are all French students, it would be particularly meaningful to them if their donation could be used in a French-speaking country, but they really just want it to be used wherever the need is greatest. Thank you!

Lilia, Lisara, Hanna, and Elizabeth are ninth-graders in the Cambridge Global Studies Academy at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High in Miami, Florida. The project originated in Mrs. Merino's World History class where they had to choose a global issue, thoroughly research it, raise awareness of the problem, take action, and go even further. So far, the groups have only researched the issues and presented them to the class. Mrs. Merino has told them that for the second part (raising awareness) she wishes for all of her Global Studies classes to present in the auditorium in front of a large crowd!

This group plans to fundraise in a couple of ways. First, they plan on using catalog fundraising. They also hope to host a winter party at one of their homes in which they will charge for entrance. Last, but not least, they will have a neighborhood car wash. Since getting permission from the school to have a car wash will be extremely difficult the girls have agreed that they should go around their neighborhood and ask if they want to help the cause.

Thanks for the brochures you sent us! They will be great for raising awareness. The girls are also thinking that apart from helping the children of Sub-Saharan Africa it would also be a good thing if they helped stop the pandemic here in the USA, as well. I think this is an issue that involves all of us and they, as high school students, want to start by knowing their status. They would like to get two things from this: 1. showing them that getting tested shouldn't be taboo but another way to be responsible citizens and 2. to introduce them to the devastating effect the virus has on the youth of the Sub-Saharan region. Currently, the students are investigating how to handle the awareness portion of their project.

The group is in the HIV club in our school and made banners to hang around the school for HIV Awareness Week. They put up the banners and went into classes to play a game with the students to raise their awareness on the virus. We also went to the courtyard during lunches to play a similar game.

They are working on bringing in a speaker to inform students about HIV in general.

Understanding the HIV and AIDS Pandemic (80 KB pdf)

A Little Kara Goes a Long Way

Kara, a 4 year old girl from Pennsylvania, has raised over $400 to date and continues to raise money.

After seeing Idol-aid on TV she was very upset when she realized that there are kids that don't have food, homes, parents, or toys and asked what she could do to help them.

Kara says she has a lot and doesn't need it all, so we can send some of it to them! OK, sometimes it is when there is a lunch she doesn't particulary like....but it has usually been about her toys and clothes!

How is Kara raising the money? She has emailed friends and family telling them what she is doing and she also takes a copy of her webpage to show to ask for donations.

We all can help, and every little bit makes a big difference, just like Kara.

Sedona Red Rock High School

Hi AFCA,

I am so proud of my kids. They held a "gala" that featured a silent auction selling student art and some community art. They really went after their HS peers to donate their own art and to feel good about doing that. Community members also donated services and art work. The day of the event, a woman even walked in off the street and donated money and a prize!

Then we enlisted our HS Jazz Band and the Poetry Club to perform. We also served brownies and cookies etc that we had baked and invited the entire community. They bought and donated and supported us and the kids of Africa. I have never felt so good about people. It was really hard work, but worth every second. Indra Ekmanis, my president, was awesome. She spoke so well about why and how they chose this particular charity, so I am ever so grateful that 100% will go to the kids! Thank you.

Thanks,
Karyl Goldsmith

PS: I'm hoping we can do this yearly.