A group of George Mason High School students is ambitiously organizing a
fundraiser that will benefit victims of the May 3rd cyclone in Myanmar. Their
goal is to raise $10,000 that will go to Save The Children.
They will be
holding a Community Yard Sale on Saturday, June 7th in the GMHS Haycock Road
parking lot from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
They are looking for support from
the community in several ways:
- Donate items to be sold at the sale. Businesses can donate goods or services. Clean out your closets and garages! They are accepting donations through June 6th in the GMHS lobby.
- Encourage employees, clients and friends to attend the Yard Sale and find unique treasures.
The following is a message from the students, detailing their efforts. Thank you for anything you can do to help support this effort.
Please join the George Mason High School community in raising
funds to support the citizens of Myanmar. As I am sure that you have heard from
the news, on May 3, 2008 tropical cyclone Nargis devastated the Southeast Asian
nation of Myanmar (formerly Burma). The cyclone left an estimated 100,000
people dead and tens of thousands homeless, injured and dying. The Irrawadday
Delta was heavily damaged by the cyclone and subsequent flooding from ocean salt
water. This region accounts for most of Myanmar's rice production and its
devastation has created an even more severe food shortage than the country had
initially been experiencing.
The George Mason High School community has
always responded quickly to aiding in the relief effort for natural disasters in
the world. Throughout the last four years, we have raised more than $60,000 in
relief funds for both the victims of the 2005 tsunami in South Asia and the
victims of hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. We feel the crisis in Myanmar
deserves no less of our efforts and attention. Our goal is to raise a total of
$10,000 to help the victims of cyclone Nargis.
All proceeds will go to
the international non-profit aid organization Save The Children. Myanmar is
ruled by a strict xenophobic military junta that has responded slowly to the
crisis and has not permitted any significant level of foreign aid to enter the
country. However, Save The Children is fortunate enough to be one of the few
aid organizations currently permitted to work in Myanmar. In order to raise
money for Save The Children, the students of George Mason are organizing a yard
sale that will take place on June 7, 2008.
We are accepting all
donations, including money, food for the event, and any sellable items. If you
wish to make a contribution towards the relief effort at our school, please
contact project sponsor Suzanne Planas at (703) 248-3039 or email her at
planass@fccps.org.
Thank you for considering this
request,
Sincerely,
Will Douthitt, Class of 2008
George Mason
Myanmar Relief Effort
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