School Is Sending $10,000 To Haiti
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Posted: 8:44 AM Mar 5, 2010
School Is Sending $10,000 To Haiti
Through various fundraisers and a generous donation, the Rocky Mount Academy raised $10,002.77 for Haiti earthquake victims.
Reporter: Heather King
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One school in Eastern Carolina has raised more than $10,000 to donate to the Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.

Rocky Mount Academy announced it raised $10,002.77 for Haiti earthquake victims over the last five weeks. Fundraisers began at the school after the earthquake hit in January. Students and staff organized a bake sale, a talent show and a spare change collection campaign. Those efforts brought in $5,456.27.

EF Tours, a student travel company the school is associated with, donated $4,546.50 to the school's fundraising efforts.

All funds are being donated to the American Red Cross for their Haiti Relief Fund.

"We are so proud of our students for caring about the people of Haiti and working so tirelessly to raise funds to help them," Headmaster Tom Stevens said. "Our hearts are with the Haitians, and, when our students see a news story on them, they can always know that they were a part of the solution."

For more information on Rocky Mount Academy's campaign to help Haiti, go to www.rmacademy.com/haiti.


Latest Comments

Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 10, 2010 at 02:50 PM

Should of given the money to the city so it could prevent some of this crime here!!!
Posted by: Earl Location: Pitt County on Mar 5, 2010 at 07:57 PM

To "Mr." Feel free to send all the money you want to Chile. Just don't criticize school kids who are trying to do something to help others.
Posted by: mr Location: greenville on Mar 5, 2010 at 11:43 AM

what about to the people in Chile...they suffered an earthquake too...