This Charitable Superhero wants students to learn the importance of giving.

It’s a competition. Two students are selected from each
grade. Participants collect donations from friends, family, and anybody who
will put a few dollars in their donation jars. A few faculty members also
participate, and the competition culminates in a group head-shaving. For those
outside Wisconsin, shaving your head is a pretty brave thing to do at the
beginning of winter, and most everybody will agree that shaving your head when
you are in or teach high school is a brave act in itself.
Jody Vanwassenhoven teaches at Green Bay West, and heads up
the annual BCFF event. She’s proud of her students
“West high school has 70% of students on free/reduced lunch, but the kids who don’t have a lot to give, always give much whenever we hold a fundraiser for any cause. Our kids and staff are just so generous.”
It’s true. Students annually participate in fundraisers for
many organizations, including the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, an art
supply drive for child oncology patients at a local hospital, the student
council volunteers at an annual telethon for cerebral palsy; there is an annual
clothing drive, and a Christmas Giving Tree.
Jody wasn’t alone in the event- there are several other
Charitable Superheroes who donated, raised money, and shaved their heads. All
in all, it seems that this week’s Charitable Superhero isn’t one person… it’s
an entire school of students, staff, and faculty who make giving party of their
daily lives.
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