Key Club raises money for Guatemalan students
Key Club allows students to help out around the world, giving help to someone, one step at a time. The club is organized to assist students with community service hours and lend a hand to organizations.
This year, Key Club is doing something heartwarming that fills people’s hearts with kindness and joy. They are selling bracelets made by a boy in Guatemala to help him with his education.
“The Yuda bands are being sold for the organization Yuda bands because key club sponsored a young boy name Jayron from Guatemala. He made the bracelets and we sell for $7 so he can go to school past 6th grade,” senior Savannah Johnson said.
“He handcrafted them himself,” junior Anna Scheel added.
This organization is not just helping Jayron, but other kids so that they can go to school past 6th grade. It was all set up by president Brooke Espelin. She was able to contact the group Yuda Bands and that was when the fundraiser began.
“She contacted the organization and set the whole procedure up,” Johnson said.
They started this two weeks ago selling in the cafeteria during lunch periods. Nov. 25 is when they plan to stop selling and give all proceeds to the organization.
“We started on Nov. 4 and stop on Nov. 25. We are also advertising them at the junior high’s also,” senior Johnson said.
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The fundraiser went well and many people seem to enjoy the bracelets that Jayron made. Around the school, there were many people wearing them and there are all different kinds of bracelets.
“The school has been showing us a lot of support because a lot of people have been buying them and we’ve gotten a lot of compliments too,” Scheel said. “Many bracelets were sold and most of the people knew what the profit was for so that’s cool,” junior Bridget Smith added.
This boy wants his education along with many other students. He is also fighting for it and taking action for what he wants.
“American kids take for granted their education because it is required for everyone to go. In Guatemala, it is a luxury to go,” Johnson said.
This cause also helps our school to come together as a community and take action for global causes. It helps us to see other parts of the world, and to be able to help others outside of this area.
“It possibly could open some people’s eyes to more global issues and causes,” Smith said.
Giving a helping hand is always important even if it is to the less fortunate. Key club loves the idea of helping this boy who is struggling to get his education in, just like many other students who aren’t able to go to school past 6th grade. They also believe it is important because to help these people and hope to be able to do this fundraiser again.
“[She] feels it is very important to support the less fortunate in anyway possible and what better way than to sell something he handmade. So much time and thought was put into each one they are so worth the money,” Scheel said.
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Cassie Hansen • Jan 7, 2016 at 5:26 am
This was very focused and provided great information on the fundraiser. I like how you also explain what key club is rather than just jumping into the fundraiser. You did a good job connecting the club to the rest of the community and also to Guatemala.
Lily Marchan • Jan 6, 2016 at 10:25 pm
Short and concise, this article did an amazing job of explaining the organization and where the proceeds went. I liked how the article still kept the focus in Stillwater though rather than digressing off into more about Guatemala. This article was very straightforward and offered great insight into the fundraiser.
Madison Crain • Jan 6, 2016 at 9:25 pm
The story was short and straight to the point. The great questions led to the wonderful quotes. I loved how you added the two different cultures and the privileges that we get that some people may not have around the world.