Japan relief efforts: how you can help
Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Over the break, Japan was devastated by a 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in the Sendai area. Since the event, Japan has felt the effects all over its country, as far as Tokyo: lost power, destroyed homes and the fragile state of a nuclear power plant are only a few of the horrors the Japanese are currently facing. Even though we are separated by an ocean, we can help. The Red Cross is currently taking donations on their website or through text messages (text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to donate $10). Yahoo! has compiled a list of other donation centers to check out, as well. In addition to these efforts, I am officially challenging…
Red Cross club given ultimate gift
Story by Lexus DeLoach Video by Matt French With the holidays happening all around, the season for giving is also abundant. Gift giving and holiday cheer are celebrated and cherished. This generous holiday attitude was displayed nowhere more than in the $16,000 donation given to the Red Cross club last week. “We were real excited about it, just thrilled really. We have a lot of ideas but nothing specific in mind yet of what were going to do with it,” Coppell High School nurse Beth Dorn said. “The full amount of the money is not going to go for our (Coppell High School) Red Cross club, we will have a certain amount of money allotted…
Seniors provide relief with”Poets on Shirts’ Fundraiser
Video Credit Aleya Noor By: Renee Rohani Business Manager With senior year nearing its end, some senior friends decided they didn’t want to leave Coppell High School without leaving their mark. Seniors Suwetha Amsavelu, Satvika Ananth, Daphne Chen, Jessie King and Chris Nguyen came up with the idea of designing and selling T-shirts as a fundraiser, named “Poets on Shirts.” In association with Junior World Affairs Council (JWAC), the group is selling the T-shirts and sending all of the proceeds collected to earthquake relief in Chile through American Red Cross. Up to now, the group has earned a little over $800 for the Chile effort. “We just thought it’s our senior year and we wanted…
Click here for good karma
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…
Red Cross Club to sell baked goods for earthquake victims
By Loren Hughes Staff Writer From Jan. 25 to Jan. 29, the CHS Red Cross Club will be selling baked goods after school in order to raise money for Haiti, to go towards the aid of their earthquake victims. The Red Cross Club will be taking the money earned to the Dallas chapter of the Red Cross, where the money will be directly sent to Haiti. In addition to selling baked goods, donations are also welcomed and encouraged. “There are cookies, cupcakes, brownies and everything is under a dollar,” Red Cross Club sponsor Beth Dorn said. “We already earned $70 yesterday alone, so everyone should keep bringing their dollars for a good cause.” So CHS,…
Mobile help for Haiti
By Julia Kim Staff Writer Tuesday, Jan. 12. A day most will forget; a day most Haitians will never forget. Relief efforts have expanded in multiple ways just three days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti. Typical aid comes in forms of monetary donations to the American Red Cross and item donations to organizations. This time, technology is catching up with text messages. Mobile phone users can text “HAITI” to 90999 to make a simple donation of $10. This mobile campaign has become an easy and popular way to donate in just a matter of days and has raised more than $10 million. All four major wireless carriers – Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint – are supporting this…
Sponsors of Special Olympics, Red Cross clubs change hands
By Loren Hughes Staff Writer This year, some changes have been made with clubs and organizations due to new incoming sponsors. Last year, Ms. Jen Roe was the sponsor of the Special Olympics organization and due to her departure, Ms. Arresha Robinson is now the sponsor. Robinson is an Athletics, Peer Partners and Aerobics teacher here at CHS. In addition, Ms. Jill Clay was formerly the sponsor of the Red Cross Club and after her departure last year, the title was passed onto the school nurse, Ms. Beth Dorn. Dorn was the co-sponsor of the club last year before taking over Clay’s position this year. Be sure to recognize these new sponsors before this year’s…