Comments on: BCD Students Work to Find Ways to Support the Relief Efforts in Haiti

By: nicolesbcd

nicolesbcd — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:18:34 +0000

Personally I think we should give to Doctors Without Borders. I think we should raise money by doing a talent show. If we do this I think we should charge the people that enter 5 dollers, and the people who come 2 dollers. This would be a nice way to earn money, and a great way to have fun while making money!!!!!! The great thing is, it could be in the gym, because that would be the perfect place to have a talent show. We could have the chairs set up in rows, just like at the concerts, and we could have a person with a bucket (or something that you can put money in) standing at the door, collecting the money. But if you enter the talent show you should probably put your name on a sign up sheet before-hand saying what your doing, you should then pay whem you get there, the amount we choose. I think having a talent show would be a reasonable idea. I also think that if 10 people enter we make 50$ (but only if we charge the contestents 5 dollers) and even 50$ is a bunch to donate. If we all come together, we could have a talent show, and a great amount of money to give to the people in Haiti!

By: aylahbcd

aylahbcd — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:12:07 +0000

I would like to donate to Doctors Without Borders. I think that one way to raise money would to be to have a ‘walk for Haiti’. We could publish that we’re doing this, and ask people to donate money, and maybe join us in the walk. We would spread the news, and try to get donors.

By: elizabethhbcd

elizabethhbcd — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:59:01 +0000

People in haiti are dying and sick. everybody should help i think. if people donated even 10 dollers each it could save a life in haiti. We could have a bake sale and we could sell old toys and books and send the the money to haiti.

By: gracerbcd

gracerbcd — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:41:04 +0000

I think that the course of action here is simple. We raise as much money as possible in the shortest amount of time possible. The organizations mentioned at Friday’s morning meeting know exactly how to turn our donations into much needed relief. The key is speed.

By: camillanbcd

camillanbcd — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:52:30 +0000

I have been receiving various texts and e-mails all saying something along the lines of, "donate $10 to the people in haiti by sending 'HAITI' to..." As much as I want to help the people in Haiti I can't help but think it's some sort of scam. What Students need is a way to donate money that they know is reliable. One thing that BCD could do is to simply find a good organization that is helping Haiti and inform students. I'm sure students would be more than happy to donate their own money to the people in Haiti. It doesn't have to be a lot, maybe just five or ten dollars, it would add up. And if students were also following up on some of their ideas in morning meeting we could also be having bake sales, a talent show, and so on, it would be great! But in this time of urgency I do not hesitate to say that I'm sure students would be willing to donate their own money, and as Mr. Evens said "Speed is key." Also, Friday night I was speaking with Claire Pollart about the tragedy in Haiti, and we were thinking of ways the school could help. She informed me that Spee Braun, Caleb Braun's mother works for Save the Children. I shot Spee an e-mail, about what she thinks the school could do. She quickly replied "It would be great if you could raise funds for the relief and reconstruction work that lies ahead and at the same time raise understanding about the country of Haiti, its history, its relationship to the U.S., its culture, and its challenges with poverty. One of my passions is raising awareness among teenagers about a career as a humanitarian worker. Maybe there could be a fundraising event at which I could share about this as well as about Save the Children’s response in Haiti?" I think that it would be great to have Spee come speak at our school, she could further inspire students, and really inform them about Haiti and its history.