Clubs unite to raise money for Japan

Ashley Attanucci Web Manager Today after school, National Art Honor Society (NAHS) and National Honor Society (NHS) are uniting under one cause and folding as many origami cranes as possible. Any students, friends and teachers are invited to join this effort in the large commons today from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. The Bezos Family Foundations has agreed to donate $2 per paper crane (up to $200,000) to the reconstruction efforts in Japan from the devastating earthquake, helping to rebuild through the Architecture for Humanity organization. Wilson Elementary is was the first school to bring this effort to Coppell– so far, students have folded more than 2,500 paper cranes. The 100,000 paper cranes submitted to…

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 by Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer People around the world face suffering each day. Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to put the harsh realities of the lives of some into perspective for us. While the earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12 dispersed Haitian families, the disaster united foreign peoples under a common effort for relief aid. Do your part to help relieve Haitian families in need, whether it be through prayer, a tax-deductible monetary donation or enjoying the delicious home-baked desserts the Red Cross club was selling after school this week. While on-line: Donate any amount of money to World Vision, a foundation with 30 years of experience in Haiti, to help provide food, medicine…