Infrared Room Donates $360 to Haiti
By Hannah and Sophia
The Infrared Room put together a bread sale in January to raise money for the middle school community. The bread sale was a big hit, everybody loved our foccaccia! It took a lot of preparation and a lot of hard work. We spent a whole day making and baking the foccaccia. We made $360, which is great!
Usually the money from our sales would go to the middle school bank, to help us participate in exciting activities such as rock climbing, community service, etc. But this time, we wanted to do something different. There were many options, but we finally came to the conclusion that we should donate our money to Haiti.
We decided to donate to Haiti because right now they especially need our help. Many foundations and organizations are working to support them, including: The Red Cross Organization, Americares, Unicef, and many others.
After some research and discussion, we came up with the idea to donate to the following three organizations: The Humane Society of The United States (HSUS), Partners In Health, and Casa dei Bambini Montessori.
We felt donating a third of our profits to the HSUS was important because many families are struggling to take care of themselves, let alone their animals. The HSUS is helping families care for their injured or diseased animals. The organization is also working to help people with minor injuries such as fractures until they can see a proper doctor.
Partners In Health is a Boston-based organization that is trying to solve health problems in Haiti. PIH is treating diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis, but they are helping anyone who needs medical attention in Haiti.
Casa dei Bambini is a Montessori school, similar to ours, is located in Port-au-Prince. As a result of the earthquake their school was destroyed and 6 of their 9 teachers are missing. We felt that we had something in common with them, being a Montessori school, so we wanted to help.
We are very happy that $120 will be donated to each of these causes. Thanks to our community for supporting our baking and the people of Haiti.
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