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Hearts for Haiti

by Yulia Komina - Calgary Science School, Calgary AB Feb 12, 2010

Ever since the horrific events that have taken place in Haiti, students at the Calgary Science School have been finding ways to help.

The volunteerism elective class organized a Valentine’s Day bake sale and a movie night featuring Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs with all proceeds going to Canadian organizations helping Haiti. From these two incredibly successful events, the school raised just under $1,800.

Even then, it was not enough. The grade 9 teachers, along with the volunteerism elective teacher, organized a group of students called "The Hearts For Haiti Planning Committee" and together, they came up with another brilliant idea. Recently, a whole day was dedicated to educational activities around the school. Small pink hearts were the tickets to get into the many games, scavenger hunts and skits organized around the school. Students received the pink hearts in exchange for their donations, and as a result, the school had a fun day of giving filled with much hope for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

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Honestly, this sounds

Submitted by sook on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 17:15.

Honestly, this sounds amazing. It makes me so happy to hear that people all over the world are reaching out to help Haiti in so many different ways.

Also, I heard Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is a good movie.

Continuing to think of Haiti.

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