What we have been doing with your money…  

Over the past couple of months we have been raising money from people in our school. Let me tell you what it has been used for. 

Knowing our limits as a small group of high schoolers we decided that we should donate our goods to a well established, well known organization that could spread the goods we give them to a mass number of people in need. With their ability to reach out to more people they can do more with what we give them. 

So we did research and found that the Transitions Projects are our best bet. First we volunteered for them to get a sense of how they run and if they were the group we wanted to work with. They were a good fit and from there we were off. We emailed them and got the lists of what they needed most.

We hosted an Item drive and raised money. With the money we raised we went to the Goodwill bins stores and bought over 140 lbs of clothing. Next we went to the Dollar Tree and spent the rest of our money on toiletries. With a truck full of items we drove down to Portland and dropped off our loads of stuff. 

With a warm welcome we unloaded our goodies and headed home. It was a great experience to volunteer with the Transitions Projects but it was also insightful buying the items. There are many things we take for granted that are important day to day. What would life be like if you didn't have access to a pad on you period? If you couldn't brush your teeth everyday because you did have a toothbrush. My heart goes out to the people in this world who can no longer take good hygiene for granted because they simply can't afford it. We will still accept money through the end of the year but I implore you to go out and and donate some of your own time to help people who have very little. It is not only a good feeling to help others but might cause you to gain some perspective. 

-Sammi