Class of 2018 hopes to raise money through non-profit partnership

One of the world’s biggest charity organizations, the American Red Cross (ARC) is on-campus during homecoming week, Oct. 5-6. Campus seniors are fundraising with the local ARC chapter, the Central Valley Chapter, to support local disaster response.

As the result of this meeting, FCS students is able to acquire detailed information and donate to the American Red Cross while the ARC is on campus, Oct. 5 and Oct. 6. Senior plan to present their float theme and encourage students to support the ARC.

Senior leaders planned a meeting to work with the Red Cross representatives, Sept. 29. Gordon Starr, the Volunteer Services Specialist, and Maggie Pang, who is representing the ARC coming to campus, showed up at the meeting.

“We hope to inspire young people to become active and engaged in their communities,” Pang said. “We want to help develop the next generation of civic and socially-minded people.”

The ARC volunteers respond to disasters, volunteer with the local community and are trained to save lives. The Central Valley Chapter supports local disaster victims such as those affected by the recent wildfires. The ARC works to help those impacted by wildfires and home fires, as well as other types of local disasters. Volunteers participate in Home Fire Campaigns, in which volunteers travel throughout the community to provide and install free smoke detectors and teach evacuation planning. Local volunteers also travel throughout the state to provide shelter, food, health services, and more, to people affected by wildfires.

With homecoming week taking off, each class is working with two classes from K-6. The K-6 students will assist the high school students in donating and raising money for the non-profit organizations.

• Freshmen are working with the Tk-K students with proceeds going towards Miss Winkles Pet Adoption Center.
• Sophomores are working with the 5th and 6th graders on raising money for Lanna Coffee Co.
• Juniors are working with the 3rd and 4th graders to raise funds for Hume Lake Christian Camps.
• Seniors are working with the 1st and 2nd graders with proceeds going to the American Red Cross.

The seniors plan on collecting money through donations the night of homecoming and from the 1st and 2nd graders over the course of homecoming week. Seniors also hope that students and the community come to support their float.

Senior leaders encourage more their peers to support the American Red Cross by donating to their float. Seniors are excited to partner with the American Red Cross for their final homecoming float. Through the senior float, the community will have an opportunity to get involved to support and assist with local disasters that happen in the community.

The senior leaders unite together and discuss what they can do to bring their float theme to life. Erin Wilson, one of the senior leaders, explains various ways in which the senior class can support the American Red Cross.

“We want our class to be involved by dressing up for the theme days and participating on the float if they can,” Wilson said. “As a class, we will have a tent to represent the way that ARC helped during the civil war, and we will have students dressed like volunteers and those in need of help.”

According to the ARC, the best way for students and member of the community to support them is with a financial donation, rather than sending food and clothes. If you would like to be involved in supporting Homecoming  for Humanity, seniors and community supporters can contribute by clicking the link below:

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO AMERICAN RED CROSS THROUGH FRESNO CHRISTIAN

The slideshow below contains photos of American Red Cross representatives interesting with students:

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These authors can be reached via email: Keith Zhu and Nathan Mount

For more articles regarding homecoming, read PROMO: Homecoming for Humanity, Oct. 2-6, and Homecoming for Humanity: ‘Merica Monday.