Pictured at center is Michael A. Huckabee, Executive Director for the American Red Cross-South Texas Chapter, with Paredes Elementary students in the KADA Club and Student Council. The students presented Huckabee a check for $696.96 collected by the school during their one-week "Coins for A Cause" for Haiti campaign held January 21-28.
Paredes Elementary Students Present "Coins for a Cause" for Haiti Check to American Red Cross La Joya ISD Public Information Department February 02, 2010
Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School students in the KADA (Kids Against Drugs &
Alcohol) Club and the Student Council presented a check of nearly $700 to the
American Red Cross to go towards their “Coins for A Cause” campaign for Haiti.
A special assembly was held Monday, February 1, where KADA Club Treasurer
Xiomara Veliz and Student Council Treasurer Ralph Guerrero handed the check to
Michael A. Huckabee, Executive Director for the American Red Cross-South Texas
Chapter.
Students collected from parents, grandparents and their piggy banks to fill the
classroom jars. The top contributors were recognized at the assembly, with Mrs.
San Juanita Riojas’ third-grade class taking first place with $112.74, Ms.
Ahlondra Galvan’s fifth-grade classes taking second place with $64.14, and Mrs.
Evangelina Sotelo’s first-grade class taking third place with $45.14 collected.
The coin collection was held from January 21-28. All monies will be used to
help those affected by the January 12 earthquake in Haiti.
It is the policy of the La Joya Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of sex, age, handicap, religion, race, color, or national origin in its educational programs.
Es norma del Distrito Escolar de La Joya el no discriminar por razones con base en sexo, edad, religion, raza, color, origen nacional, ni por descapacidad dentro de sus programas educacionales.
