A group of students from St. Andrew elementary school in Regina, Saskatchewan recently combined art and disasters, turning a school project into a successful fundraiser. The children investigated natural disasters throughout history, created a piece of art about their chosen disaster and creatively displayed the facts they discovered. The fundraising event brought in nearly $1,000 for the Canadian Red Cross!
Regina students raise nearly $1,000 for Canadian Red Cross while creatively learning about disasters.
The young fundraisers invited parents to attend the lunchtime presentation about natural disasters, bid on art, and donate to the Canadian Red Cross. When their teacher called to ask Timothy Johnson, local Red Cross Development and Marketing Coordinator, if he could attend the event, he didn't hesitate to say yes.
Tim shares three things he learned from these kids at the presentation:
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There are so many disasters. While many of us are aware of the devastating effects major disasters can have, the children said that lesser known natural disasters have killed more than 200,000 people.
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Kids can fundraise. The children raised $980 for the Red Cross! Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen!
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Kids are ridiculously cute. Children at the event were dressed in full costumes, either from the time period of the disaster they had selected or as the disaster itself. Who would have thought children could make a disaster look cute? Disasters are usually anything but cute.
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