SPOTLIGHT
Grade 3: New Hope Foundation
The foundation provides personal care and seeks
medical treatment for babies who are ill, or who have
surgically correctable deformities.
Grade 4: Establish a library for a school in Lai Yuan
Mountain, Hebei Province.
Grade 5: Help students from Our Learning House
purchase medical supplies and wheel chairs.
At Daystar, every grade six student reads the book “A
Long Walk to Water,” by Linda Sue Park as part of their
English curriculum. The main character of the story is
Salva Dut, and the book details his hardship in sourcing
water for his family. He is the founder of “Water for
South Sudan,” and our students were moved by his
story and wanted to raise funds for his foundation.
After some reflection, they decided to hold a bake sale,
sell used books, and provide manicures and pedicures
to raise funds for his cause. They did this also on Friday,
October 19th.
Middle School Students
For our Middle School students, the cause they selected
directly connected to their learning; something that
they had felt strongly about, and wanted to support.
However, the absolute highlight of the day was when
Mr. Dut actually visited Daystar in person and shared his
inspiring story with everyone that afternoon. We were
honored to have the opportunity to host him and were
humbled by his story.
Thanks to the community’s concerted efforts during
that week, the total amount of the funds raised by
Daystar Academy Beigao Campus was 65,654.20 RMB!
The funds raised will go towards the above-mentioned
foundations that the students chose to support. Thank
you to everyone for supporting this event and helping
make it such a memorable and meaningful week for all.
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