Kids for Katrina Relief raises big bucks
So far, South Dakota schools have raised $24,061 through the
Department of Education’s Kids for Katrina Relief
fund-raising initiative. The money will go to Louisiana
schools most impacted by the storm. (Money continues to come
in.)
“Immediately following Katrina, we were getting calls from
schools wanting to help the teachers and students in
Louisiana and Mississippi,” said Dr. Rick Melmer, secretary
of the South Dakota Department of Education. “After talking
with our counterparts in the affected areas, we created Kids
for Katrina Relief, so that our schools could be certain
their dollars would go directly to Louisiana’s schools,
teachers and students.”
The money raised through Kids for Katrina Relief will go to
a fund set up by Louisiana’s Superintendent of Education
Cecil J. Picard. The fund matches monetary donations with
the needs of each school system affected by the storm.
Launched in mid-September, Kids for Katrina Relief ran
throughout October. Participating schools used a variety
of activities, ranging from bake sales to penny drives, to
raise funds.
Participating schools/districts (as of Nov. 7) included the
following:
Bison Elementary School
Castlewood Ministerial Association and School District
Central High School, Aberdeen
DeSmet School District
Geddes School District
Hill City School District
Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary School
Hot Springs School District
Hoven Elementary School
Hurley School District
Lead-Deadwood
Lead-Deadwood Elementary School
Lead-Deadwood High & Middle Schools
Madison
Madison Elementary Schools (Lincoln and Washington)
Madison Middle School
Meade School District
Mitchell
G.B. Rogers Elementary
L.B. Williams Elementary
Longfellow Elementary
Mitchell Middle School
Mt. Vernon High School (Student Council)
Rapid City
Grandview Elementary
Pinedale Elementary School
Southwest Middle School
Sanborn Central School District
Sioux Valley School District (FCCLA Chapter)
Wagner School District
Webster School District
In addition to the schools listed above, a number of schools
ran their own fund-raising efforts and sent the dollars to a
charitable organization or directly to a particular school.
“We want to congratulate all of the schools out there that
raised funds or collected supplies for the schools affected
by Katrina,” Melmer said. “We know that there were many
efforts, beyond our initiative, going on. All of these
students and teachers should be extremely proud of their
efforts.”
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