Students’ hard work pays off for charity
Published: May 15, 2008
Grieving Children at Seasons Centre will be receiving a sizable donation thanks to the hard work of two Barrie North Collegiate students.
Ronnie Hoffman and Emma Camisso earned the charity a $5,000 donation from the Toskan Casale Foundation Youth and Philanthropy Initiative.
The initiative encourages students to research and get involved with charity organizations and rewards top projects with donations to their charities.
Amy Brandon, a special education teacher and gifted program co-ordinator at Barrie North Collegiate, said the initiative is a great way to open students’ minds.
“It makes the students more community minded and learn how they can help these charities,” she said. “I think (it is) the fact that it is tangible. The fact that they can say ‘wow, I am actually giving $5,000 to a charity,’ makes it important.”
Although many Simcoe County schools are involved with the program, this was North’s first time taking part.
Students first made presentations in their classes.
The top group from each class was nominated to present to judges.
Six presentations were made on the Grieving Children at Seasons Centre, The Achimota Centre for Children with Autism, the Barrie Literacy Council, and the Barrie Pregnancy Resource Centre.
All presentations included a history of the charity and explained what the charity does.
Students also had to say what the $5,000 would be used for if the charity were to receive it.
Presentations included videos, slide shows, interviews, photos and interactive activities.
One group, presenting on the Barrie Literacy Council, even had judges try and read a menu written in Russian, to show how an illiterate person feels.
Following the cheque presentation, Camisso said it felt good to help out the centre.
“It’s (the centre) important because it helps people like us,” she said. “If someone were to die in our lives we could go there and get help.”
Hoffman said he enjoyed the entire experience of the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative.
“It was a great time. We learned a lot,” he said. “I hope they do it again next year.”
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