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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PRESS RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC 20523
PRESS OFFICE
http://www.usaid.gov
(202) 712-43202001-077
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2, 2001Contact: USAID Press Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Students from the US Agency for International Development's (USAID) Operation Day's Work (ODW) founding member school Broad Meadows Middle School in Quincy, Massachusetts will host a fundraiser benefiting children who lost one or both parents as a result of the tragedy on September 11th.
As a symbol of the caring and kind hearts of American children, the students are staging a "Red White & Blue Children's Fair" on November 3, 2001. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the fair will be donated to: The Twin Towers Orphan Fund, the Families for Freedom Scholarship Fund, the American/United Airlines Victims Families Fund, and the September 11 Fund. Unsold items will go to DOVE, a local shelter for children and women victims of domestic violence.
The "Kids' Fair" will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday November 3, 2001 at Broad Meadows Middle School. Activities will include, a 'Red White & Blue Yard Sale,' a bike and bake sale, an auction, and games (with prizes), and face painting.
A "Thanks Giving" ceremony will take place at 11 a.m., during which the students will present hand made certificates of thanks to police, fire, military, and emergency organizations to thank them for their daily sacrifices. Certificates will also be presented to representatives of American and United Airlines to express condolences for their losses of crews from neighboring Boston.
There will also be a letter writing station where students can write a letter of thanks to heads of governments helping America in its War Against Terrorism or letters to U.S. servicemen and women, along with a donation jar for President Bush's Afghan Children's Fund.
Since 1994, ODW students at Broad Meadows Middle School have worked to initiate many community service projects and several global campaigns to help educate and feed children in Pakistan, Nepal, El Salvador, and Haiti. Well over $100,000 has been raised by the students to educate children in developing countries. Seventh grade organizers Jackie Sullivan and Laura Bloomer report that the efforts to aid the children of the developing world will not be thwarted by the attacks on the 11th, however on November 3rd, the girls believe that it is important for the community of Quincy to focus on helping the child victims of September 11th.
Operation Day's Work is a USAID program that exposes middle and high school students to international students and issues. ODW students learn about volunteerism and community building, and are wonderful examples of the exceptional leadership capability of the American teenager.
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