An annual Pennies for Poverty campaign started four years ago at a central Saskatchewan high school has raised more than $20,000 for charitable projects.
Haiti became this year’s cause after an earthquake struck the island nation in mid-January.
The unusual fundraising events at Rosthern Junior College included duct taping a teacher to the wall, shaving a beard and having others wear the trimmings.
They allowed the 100 Grade 10 to 12 students to raise more than $10,000 in this year’s two-month campaign.
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“We give youth the excuse they don’t have money but they have other things to contribute,” said teacher Ryan Wood. “We don’t have enough faith in their creativity and their willingness to do good things.”
Fundraising efforts were underway to raise money for Mennonite Central Committee projects in Guatemala and the Rosthern Ministerial Food Pantry when the earthquake hit Haiti.
“They were responding to the needs they saw in Haiti,” he said.
The Pennies for Poverty campaign is based on small acts that make a big difference in the world.
