Coconut Grove student raises $40,000 for Haiti

Coconut Grove student raises $40,000 for Haiti: "Laura Simko, 18, who graduated from Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove last week, spent most of her senior year spearheading a project that raised $40,000 for Haiti. Simko organized a 5K run through Coconut Grove to raise money for Project Medishare, a nonprofit founded in 1994 by doctors at University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine to help provide healthcare to Haiti."

The Creswell Chronicle in Creswell, Oregon - Community News and Visitor Information

The Creswell Chronicle in Creswell, Oregon - Community News and Visitor Information: "Armed with big plans, willing hearts and an abundance of youthful energy, 14 teens and their adult chaperones left town on July 12, beginning a 3,000-mile round-trip in an old school bus purchased with donated funds solicited by their Creswell Faith Center youth group."

5-year-old spearheads fundraiser

5-year-old spearheads fundraiser: "5-year-old spearheads fundraiser
Youngster collects money for cyclone victims
Clara Ho, The Edmonton Journal
Published: Sunday, May 11

When Maiyah Shariff saw pictures of cyclone Nargis victims in Myanmar on the front page of the newspaper last week, she knew she had to do something to help."

Students Plan a Trip to New Orleans to Aid in Recovery Efforts - Inside Ross

Students Plan a Trip to New Orleans to Aid in Recovery Efforts - Inside Ross: "Though Hurricane Katrina may seem like a thing of the past for most Americans, as the third anniversary approaches, much of New Orleans remains in ruins. According to Dr. Pamela Jenkins, Professor of Sociology at The University of New Orleans, 'Life is now defined in pre-Katrina and post-Katrina terms.'"

Hot tin roof work makes the grade (phillyBurbs.com) | Intelligencer

Hot tin roof work makes the grade (phillyBurbs.com) | Intelligencer: "Hot tin roof work makes the grade

By ANNIE TASKER
The Intelligencer

Eighteen students from Upper Bucks took their knowledge of construction and used it to help families in the hurricane-battered homes of Ocean Springs, Miss.

The youngsters, all from the Upper Bucks County Vocational Technical School, drove to Mississippi earlier this month to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts."