The High School National Honor Society conducted a fund raiser for their Senior students "Habitat for Humanity" trip. Every year, the Honor Society seniors go along with Vietnam's Habitat for Humanity and build houses for one week.
This year, they will go to Long An.
They had a fund raiser to help pay for the trip and the money is used for donation of materials, etc. So, they had their 'Laps for Love'. Each kid who wanted to participate ran laps in the gym for one hour. There were teachers who chaperoned and counted for 4 to 5 students. Prior to the event, students got friends, teachers, and parents to pledge either a 'per lap' donation, OR total donation.
Eirik managed to get nearly 66,000vnd per lap.
We were all a LITTLE surprised when we learned he ran 103 laps....
But, you know what? He had the 2nd highest number of laps. Only a high school kid out ran him. It wasn't a competition, of course!
The kids were all so genuinly happy, cooperative, and the mood was great. There was music, a DJ, food, drink, and lots of parents there to support.
If Eirik can collect all the $$ he was pledged, he will have enough to build one house! Habitat for Humanity needs $250 in materials for one house.
Amazing little dude, he gave up an hour.... someone gets a home....
This year, they will go to Long An.
They had a fund raiser to help pay for the trip and the money is used for donation of materials, etc. So, they had their 'Laps for Love'. Each kid who wanted to participate ran laps in the gym for one hour. There were teachers who chaperoned and counted for 4 to 5 students. Prior to the event, students got friends, teachers, and parents to pledge either a 'per lap' donation, OR total donation.
Eirik managed to get nearly 66,000vnd per lap.
But, you know what? He had the 2nd highest number of laps. Only a high school kid out ran him. It wasn't a competition, of course!
The kids were all so genuinly happy, cooperative, and the mood was great. There was music, a DJ, food, drink, and lots of parents there to support.
If Eirik can collect all the $$ he was pledged, he will have enough to build one house! Habitat for Humanity needs $250 in materials for one house.
Amazing little dude, he gave up an hour.... someone gets a home....
1 comment:
Wow! like mother, like son! never too young to have compassion for the unfortunate human being. Well done Eirik!
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