Jefferson Awards for Public Service

Haiti Water ProjectTeens for Jeans

West Ashley High School

Haiti Water Project - Overview

Project Name: Haiti Water Project

Project Description:

We are raising funds to purchase a water filter through Water Missions International, which would provide clean water for 5,000 people a day.

Goal: We plan to raise $4,000 by February 19th.

Tactics:

– Class competition between the seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen.

• The class that raises the most money wins an award, TBA.

– Donations will be taken in the lunch room and 4 designated classrooms.

– Solicit donations during Leadership Development from teachers and administrators

Haiti Water Project- Project Team

School: West Ashley High School

Charleston, SC

Team Members: West Ashley High student body

Headed by the Leadership Development Class

Additional Support: Water Missions International

Haiti Water Project- Status Update

• Haiti Water Project– Gained Principal’s approval– Public support has been earned through both Students

in Action and other public networking sites– Project announced during the January Jefferson Awards – Jan. 28- Collection bins have been stationed and we

have begun the first round of collections– First student collection group deployed – A week after beginning The Haiti Water Project, we

began to document fund collections and released our first status update to the student body.

– Feb. 12th- we have reached our half-way point

Haiti Water Project- Status Update

Haiti Water Project- Status Update

Teens for Jeans- Overview

Project Name: Teens for Jeans

Project Description:

Through the help and encouragement of our local Aeropostale store, students of the West Ashley student body donate lightly worn jeans for collection and donation to Haiti children.

Goal:100 pairs of jeans by February 28th

Tactics:

– Through our partnership with local Aeropostale stores, we are able to offer a 25% discount off of their next purchase to those who donate a pair of jeans. (This does not include shorts or dress pants, though they are accepted for donation)

Haiti Water Project- Project Team

School: West Ashley High School

Charleston, SC

Team Members: West Ashley High student body

Headed by the Leadership Development Class

(Organized by Alana French)

Additional Support: Aeropostale

Teens for Jeans- Status Update

• Teens for Jeans– Project approval was attained at the beginning of the

month of February– Boxes were placed in classes and throughout the

school during the first week of February– Project was announced to the student body during

morning announcements– As of February15th, 82 jeans have been collected and

delivered to Aeropostale to be sent to Haitians in need.– Donations are ongoing!

Teens for Jeans- Status Update

Helping Haiti - Next Steps

Next Steps• Continue collecting and counting donations • Send notification to our local media partners• Create morning announcements

Help Needed • Getting media partner coverage• Ideas on getting student body involved • Ideas for more Helping Haiti project