Schools Work Hard for Haiti - UPDATED!

South Shore Regional School Board schools have been working very hard over the past few weeks to raise funds for Haiti relief. Below is a re-cap of some of the activities that have been going on. In total, SSRSB schools raised approximately $14,827 and sent along some teddy bears for the children of Haiti! Congratulations everyone on all of your efforts!

Park View Education Centre

Since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, PVEC students have been working hard to raise money for a number of organizations involved in the recovery efforts.

• Students involved in the Me to We movement at PVEC held a Valentine's Bake Sale to raise money for efforts in Haiti. They delivered $120 to Hands Across the Sea, an educational organization helping schools in Haiti.
• Guidance Counsellor, Amanda Stuart offered yoga classes to students and staff raising another $694 for Hands Across the Sea.
• Student Council encouraged people to wear red and took up a collection while matching dollar for dollar up to $150 raising $464.85 for The Red Cross
• The grade 12 Health and Human Services class raised just over $510 through a cupcake sale, a BBQ, and through straight donations. This money went directly to Habitat for Humanity to fund their work in Haiti.

Grand total: $1789.10

Chester Area Middle School
CAMS raised a total of $852 for Haiti relief. A big thanks to the two grade six homerooms that contributed the bulk of it via an attempt of a 24 hour famine that got interrupted because the power went out that night at the school. Despite the event set back, Grade 6 Marshall and Grade 6 Allen were still able to raise the funds.

Petite Riviere Elementary School
Petite Elementary raised money for Haiti Relief through recycling. The students in the grade combined 3 /4 and 5 /6 classes invited community members to drop off refundable containers at the school where the students sort and count the containers. To date, they have donated $100.00 to the Haiti Relief fund.

Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School
In late January, grade two students at Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School started a coin drive to raise funds for the people of Haiti.  Over a two week period, students at ACES brought in spare change from home and the grade two students went from class to class collecting donations.  

Shortly after they started, ACES accepted a challenge from other schools in the SSRSB, to raise as many dollars as they had students.  Their total was $645.40!


Lunenburg Academy
Lunenburg Academy’s 100 students collected 139.00 over a four day period.


West Northfield Elementary
West Northfield Elementary students and staff raised a total of $539.45 that was sent to the Canadian Red Cross.

Centre Consolidated
Centre Consolidated put containers in every classroom from Friday January 15th to Wednesday January 20th, and students were told they could just drop in what they could.

In those four days the school collected $1300 that was donated to the Canadian Red Cross, Haiti Relief fund.  

“We had so many little notes come in with the baggies of change, that told us that many of the students were donating their very own money  from their piggy banks....it was so nice to see!” – Jill Vandertoorn

Queens County Schools
Because the Student Support Worker Program is under RCH all the schools united together for "Schools United Relief Fund for Haiti".

Liverpool Regional High School, South Queens Junior High School, Dr. J.C. Wickwire Academy, North Queens Rural High, Greenfield Elementary, Milton Centennial and Mill Village Consolidated schools raised a total of $5784.00 in just over two weeks which was donated to the Canadian Red Cross.

“Most importantly, this may have been my idea but it was the school communities in Queens County who really made this work.” – Shelley Whynott


New Ross Consolidated
The students and staff of New Ross Consolidated raised over $400.00 in a matter of days, led by the grade six class and their teacher, Mr. Peter Millett.  

New Germany Rural High
New Germany Rural High reached and exceeded the challenge to raise the same amount of money as there are students in their school. With a school population of 374 they donated $506.36 to the Canadian Red Cross.

All students were involved though a number of activities to raise the money including Candy Grams and dollar donations at the school dance.

Gold River Western Shore
Gold River Western Shore Elementary raised $220 in their Toys for Toonies fundraiser and an additional $200 at their Family Fun Day.

Chester District Elementary School
Chester District Elementary had a hugely successful fundraiser, initiated by two brothers in grades one and four. They collected 2250.00 in two weeks! All funds were presented to the Red Cross for Haiti at an assembly.

Pentz Elementary School
Pentz Elementary School collected donations of pennies on Friday, February 12th from students.  A total of $300.00 was collected and given to the Canadian Red Cross.

Riverport District Elementary School
Riverport District Elementary School's 34 students raised $245 which was presented to the Canadian Red Cross.

Bayview Community School Bears for Haiti
Rebecca Campbell, Julia Robar, and Kristen Hopkins, three grade 5 friends at Bayview Community School, wanted to help out the kids in Haiti. Shortly after the Earthquake in Haiti the girls decided to collect teddy bears at their school. Everyone on the news was giving money – but they didn’t have money to give. So, they gave teddy bears they were not using. Posters were put up around school to see if anyone else had any teddy bears they could donate to give to the kids in Haiti to try to do something so they knew the students cared about them.

The school collected over 500 bears. In looking for a way to get the bears to Haiti the school heard about Pam Porodo from the Fairview Inn, and her program that helps women in other countries. She agreed to take the bears to Haiti and the students delivered the bears to her and shared their story.

The students are anxiously awaiting photos of the kids in Haiti with their new furry friends from Nova Scotia.

**Note: Not all schools have completed their fundraising. When their totals are submitted this article will be updated!