SMFC Students Raise Over $14,500 for Japan

Over the past two months, students at the San Mateo-Foster City Schools have raised over $14,500 for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that occurred earlier this year in Japan.

“I wish to commend all of our students and schools on their impressive fundraising efforts. I am very proud of their commitment and desire to help others
in need," Superintendent Pendery Clark said.

Here are just a few of the creative ways students raised money:

• Students at Abbott Middle School held two bake sales in front of Mollie Stone’s grocery store in San Mateo.
• At Audubon Elementary, through their Audubon Cares! campaign, students recycled, held a used book sale, and gathered donations.
• Students at Bowditch Middle School held a school-wide donation drive with proceeds going to the Japanese Culture and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) who have established the Northern Japan Relief Fund.
• Beresford Elementary held a school-wide coin drive.
• The Baywood Elementary student council raised money through an assembly and pep rally with donations going to Tokiwagi High School in Sendei, Japan and to the Peninsula Humane Society.
• Borel Middle School’s Life Skills class organized a donation drive.
• Brewer Island Elementary’s student council and PTA sponsored a Super Recycling Day collecting e-waste and recycling items donated to the Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund.
• Laurel Elementary Student Council collected donations from each class for the American Red Cross Relief for Japan.
• Highlands Elementary collected parent and student donations for the Japanese Culture and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC). North Shoreview Montessori School raised money through a coin drive and is donating proceeds to Odyssey School in San Mateo which will forward the funds to their sister school in Japan that was affected by the tragedy. Sunnybrae.
• The Bayside S.T.E.M. ACADEMY held many different activities ranging from bake sales and money banks, to blogging for money and giving up allowances for a week.

In addition to a book sale and donations, Audubon students constructed paper cranes for Architecture for Humanity's reconstruction efforts in Japan. Through Paper Cranes for Japan, every crane made will make a $2 donation to Architecture for Humanity and will directly support rebuilding Japan.