Middle School Project Turns Students into Leaders
A group of students at North Canton Middle School raised $800 to combat child trafficking in Ghana, Africa
When Sandy Stambaugh's North Canton Middle School study skills class first started their semester leadership project, each student said they'd never once been a leader. But, by the end of it, they had realized they did possess leadership skills and had gotten a good handle on how to use them, too. For the project, students devised a plan to raise money for the non-profit organization One is Greater Than None, which saves children from child trafficking in Ghana, Africa. It takes $4,300 to save one child, and the organization collects donations and stresses that "any contribution, no matter how small, has value." The students set out to give $4,300 and raised $800 — still a successful venture, they said. "It doesn't matter how much you give…
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Morgan Day
12:26 pm on Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Sandy, it was great meeting your class. They all had such thoughtful answers to the questions asked by me and Julie Mathie-Cross from Our Town. They should be very proud of themselves! more ›