Today's Change, Tomorrow's Cure

There were two parts to our community service project in order to not only raise money for the Hirshberg Foundation but also raise awreness about pancreatic cancer. For the first step we hoped to get everyone in our school and our community involved with our fundraiser, so my team put together a coin drive because we believed it would be easy for many people to donate to by contributing spare pocket change. That took placeat Central Valley High School from October 20th, 2008, to the 31st. We hope that everyone in our school of 1,801 students participated. Astoundingly, $1,036.70 was raised from the coin drive alone! Part two involved a locally owned business, Flamin' Joes. The owner, Sally Guthrie, has supported finding a cure for pancreatic cancer for many years because it had taken the life of her mother as well. We organized a night for our DECA chapter to enjoy her famous hot wings while wearing purple to show our support for pancreatic cancer research and patients. Purple is the color that is used on pancreatic cancer ribbons to show to the public what is being supported. Sally Guthrie donated 30% of the day's income to us which ended up adding $375 to our fundraiser. We also generously received $25 from Leo's Photography, a local studio. All funds were donated to the Hirshberg Foundation and much more importantly, our community is now more aware of the devastation of pancreatic cancer.