Student body gets psyched for upcoming Charity Drive
Every year around the spring semester, Airport High School has a charity drive to help raise money for Camp Kemo, a camp that allows children with cancer to leave their hospital beds and be children. This camp allows them to forget they are sick and have fun. The school and all its members work together to raise as much money as they can to send as many kids as they can to the camp.
The charity drive takes place in the month of March for one week. During this week a variety of events will go on. People pay to have friends and teachers put in jail, who then must find the money to get out with. Oftentimes teachers will put whole classes in the jail. There is send-a-pig, where you send a baby animal to someone and they have to pay to get rid of it. Foodfest where a bunch of food trucks and clubs sell food to raise money. There is even a third block throw down. This is the time when students call out to all the people they know trying to get pledges to raise the most money. Whichever class raises the most actual money wins. There is even class buyouts. All of this takes place in one week at a high school known well for both its sports and generosity.
The charity drive more often than not is noted by media. It often kicks off with the news 10 mentioning the a week-long giving.To kick off charity drive signs will be placed around the school. Charity Drive is usually a fun week at Airport, full of giving and happy competitive charity. There is a goal, a set amount of money that airport tries to raise. Last year the goal was $60,000 the year before that it was $51,000 and it is almost always reached.
Although the freshmen of Airport know little about the charity drive, Faith D., a first year student and soft ball player, says she looks forward to the charity drive even if she doesn’t know a lot about it.
As for teachers, Mr. Gray, a math teacher from the 300 hall who is well known for his free spirited look, says Charity Drive is important “because it is good for the students to get involved and help other people.” When asked if he thought the goal of charity drive was accomplished, Mr. Gray said, “The goal is to send kids to camp. I do think it is accomplished.”
For more information on how to donate to camp kemo contact palmetto health or go here https://www.palmettohealthchildrens.org/programs/camp-kemo-programs/about-camp-kemo-programs