{"id":1164,"date":"2016-11-30T14:42:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T19:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2016-11-30T14:42:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T19:42:39","slug":"bands-for-the-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acutabove.mipamsu.org\/?p=1164","title":{"rendered":"Bands for the Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Kaylee Wasco<\/strong>
\nThe Charger
\nH. H. Dow High School
\nDivision 1, Yearbook
\nOrganizations Writing<\/p>\n

Sixteen-year-old Erick Hic aimed to be a pilot once he was able to get an education to do so, and eighteen-year-old Evelyn Jicha wanted to further her studies to become a doctor. However, neither of these goals were possible for them because their families didn’t have the funds to send them to school.<\/p>\n

When Key Club heard about these students’ educationl situation they decided to try to change their fate by selling Yuda bands, leather and coconut bracelets hand-crafted by people in Guatemala. Money was raised and donated to these two Guatemalan children in order to contribute to their education.<\/p>\n

Key Club\u2019s treasurer, junior Sarah Naumovitz, contacted the lead project manager, Philip Whiting, from the Yuda Organization to get this project underway. The organization began three years ago and Whiting had been involved from the start.<\/p>\n

\u201c I feel very blessed to be a part of the project and have been able to meet many of the sponsored students,\u201d Whiting said. \u201c I love how the project connects kids here in the states with kids in Guatemala.\u201d<\/p>\n

The organization\u2019s name, \u2018Yuda,\u2019 came from the Spanish \u00a0verb \u2018ayuder,\u2019 which translated to \u2018help.\u2019 This was the goal of both Key Club and the Yuda Organization for these children. In order to help the children, the bracelets were sent to Key Club and then were sold for seven dollars during both lunches as a fundraiser.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are cute, good gifts and not expensive,\u201d freshman Kellie Sauve said.<\/p>\n

Some bands had a symbol on it and others were plain. One symbol was a swirl, which represented ‘a helping hand.’ After two weeks of selling bracelets, the funds that were raised went towards a full year of education for Hic and Jicha. These students were chosen by Yuda and then selected by Key Club to sponsor them.<\/p>\n

\u201c I\u2019m happy that I could support the people to get a better education, I try to help out as much as I can and I\u2019m happy the money went to a good cause,\u201d sophomore John Nosal said. \u201c I wanted to benefit Key Club and what they were supporting. I thought [the Yuda bands] were cool as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

They were fashionable, recognizable, and could be worn by both genders.<\/p>\n

\u201c I thought they were cool and the cause was pretty cool,\u201d sophomore Katie Avery said. \u201c I\u2019m probably going to be wearing it all the time .\u201d<\/p>\n

The Yuda project also got some students to change the way they thought about other people and the situations around them.<\/p>\n

\u201c It shows our school how much school is important to other countries and how lucky we are to have it,\u201d Sauve said.<\/p>\n

\u201c [The Yuda bands project] makes you feel good about yourself that you\u2019re doing something helpful that other kids will be thankful for.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students on the board of Key Club were quite proactive and passionate about the bands, which was why they got the project started earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

\u201c I have really good leadership this year [and] our board is really active,\u201d advisor Jeffrey Richards said. \u201cThey are running the show, which is great because I get to sit back and see the fruits of [the board’s] labor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because of the passion and support toward Yuda from Key Club and the rest of the student body, Hic\u2019s dream of being a pilot and Jicha\u2019s dream of being a doctor became a possibility. When students wore their bracelets, it was a constant reminder that doing something as small as purchasing a bracelet could change children\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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