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Whiz Kids: Students Collected Money for Darfur
Students in Barbara Daniel's World Studies class first educated their peers about why Darfur needs money, then hit them up for spare change.
Patch Whiz Kids of the Week: Students in Barbara Daniel's World Cultures class
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School: Ocean City High School
- Accomplishment: Educated peers and collected money for refugee children in Darfur.
After studying the genocide in Darfur, Barbara Daniel's World Cultures class decided to raise money to help the children of Ouré Cassoni Refugee Camp in Chad.
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They talked to more than 50 classes within the school about their project. The students designed a display and a large floor poster of Africa in the cafeteria. Over the course of a week, students donated $670, which will go directly to fund the education of the refugee children. More than 55 children will have school supplies for a year thanks to the efforts and generosity of OCHS students.
