Youth In Philanthropy

Youth In Philanthropy - 2010

Sponsored by the United Way of Greater Victoria

The Youth in Philanthropy Award recognizes and celebrates youth in philanthropy. These schools or groups have shown outstanding achievement in the act of donating money, goods, time, or effort to support a charitable cause or undertaking intended to improve quality of life for others.

Youth in Philanthropy Elementary School Award - presented by the United Way

Sooke Elementary School

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by realizing that others need their help, and by working together they can have fun raising money and helping people in need. Some projects involved small groups, such as one student gathering backpacks full of socks and other items for the Mustard Seed Street Church. The primary grades created a ‘garbage busters club’ to help beautify the school grounds. The whole school got involved with the various fundraising initiatives, with ‘Wacky Wednesdays’ being a highlight. On these Wednesdays, students paid to chew gum, have wacky hair, wear their clothes backwards, teach their class and purchase Smencils. They were able to raise $1,592 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The students planned events that allowed all students to get involved, regardless of age, and created an atmosphere of excitement around raising money and learning valuable lessons along the way.

Youth in Philanthropy Middle School Award

École John Stubbs Memorial Middle School

École John Stubbs Memorial Middle School is proud of all their students, and is especially
proud of their Peer Counsellors. The school as a whole participated in a number of
fundraising and volunteering initiatives, from raising $3,700 in a penny drive for Haiti to
competing in the Terry Fox run. The Peer Counsellors, a group of 14 students, met with
and helped students who were socially isolated and struggling with self-esteem. This
group also held a car wash to build an irrigation system for a farm supporting homeless
adults, prepared and served lunch twice at Our Place, including giving out 300 hand-made
Valentine cards and chocolates, and held a dance to raise funds for the Canadian Red
Cross. A grade 9 group also entered a competition to win money for a charity. Through this
process they learned a tremendous amount about non-profit organizations and fund raising. Our future is in good hands!

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Youth in Philanthropy Secondary School Award

Oak Bay High School

For the first time, we have a repeat winner, as Oak Bay High School continued to build on what they achieved in 2008, making 2009 an even bigger success. And they did so bycontinuing their student-led philosophy of philanthropy at the school. The 2009 Cops forCancer group was a perfect example of this spirit as they engaged the whole school inraising $25,000. Project Haiti was a small group of students who spontaneously organizedthemselves to raise over $10,000 and Club Mengo continued supporting a hospital inUganda. A relatively new group at the school was Agents of Change, raising funds andawareness for the people of Lesotho and mitigating HIV/AIDS. Hero Holiday was made upof 30 students who paid their own way to Mexico and raised $18,000 to build two housesfor two Mexican families. And these are just a few of the projects that show how helping isfast becoming a school-wide culture.

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