Students at Kaiser Elementary School in Costa Mesa pooled their money and raised $452.63 in a schoolwide effort to help out earthquake-devastated Haiti.
Between Feb. 8 and 12, nine out of 10 students at Kaiser donated money during the lunch to the “Helping Hands for Haiti” fundraiser, said Emily Barry, student council advisor. “The students would buy a paper hand, for a dollar or more, which they would write their name on and put up on a poster to show they donated,” she said.
“It was something where we just turned on the news and thought wouldn’t it be cool if we did something,” Barry said, referring to the Haiti earthquake coverage on TV. “I think it’s important to show the kids how easy it is to help, that their dollar could immediately go to help someone out.”
