Claypit Hill BASE Students Create For a Cause

Some Claypit Hill BASE students are using their creativity to raise money that will help individuals in poor and developing communities around the world.

The students visited with Jaimee Rondeau, Whole Foods Market Team Leader and Whole Planet Foundation volunteer. Rondeau talked to the students about The Whole Planet Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Whole Foods Market. According to a press release, the Whole Planet Foundation supplies "innovative assistance for entrepreneurship, including direct micro-credit loans and tangible support for community projects." Each micro-loan is for less than $250 and requires little or no credit to obtain.

More than 25 students then created small globes that depict their visions for a "Whole Planet." The globes are $3 each and are on sale through Dec. 31 at Whole Foods. One hundred percent of money from the sale of those globes will support the Whole Planet Foundation.