Students Helping Their Community
June 1, 2009
Students of Wake County have transformed an economic downturn into an opportunity: selling coupon booklets to cost-conscious consumers, with the proceeds going directly to Wake schools.
Students Set Out to Raise $1M for Wake Schools
(from The News & Observer, by T. Keung Hui)
A campaign will begin soon to raise at least $1 million to help individual schools in Wake County at a time when tight budgets are leading to cuts.
The "Save Our Schools" campaign will kick off Sunday, when local teenagers will begin selling Adopt A School FunCards. The $20 cards offer discounts at local businesses.
Organizers from the Generous Community Student Board of Directors, an indepenent, nonprofit group based in Raleigh, say they will donate every dollar from card sales to schools in Wake... Read more
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