Sope Creek Elementary

www.h2oforlifeschools.org

: OPERATION WATER WELL

: OUR MISSION TORAISEFUNDS TO DIGA WELLFOR OUR ADOPTED

SCHOOLIN HAITI

Did you know?

In Haiti, families travel far to gather water several

times a day

To transport water they use bikes, animals, and

their backs!

Access to clean water was a problem in Haiti even before the devastating January 12, 2010

earthquake.

Since the earthquake, thousands of people from the capital Port au Prince are moving into the countryside looking for a new

place to live, and they need access to water too!

The Kids Care Club wants to

HELP

by raising money to dig a well at a school in the countryside.

Our adopted school: Dumarsais estime de Port au Ceil

The school has grades kindergarten-8th grade. After 8th grade, most students do

not attend school.

Here is a classroom

And a class of older students

This is where students eat lunch

They do not have bathrooms, but the money we raise will help to build them

Wells provide clean water

And, the funds we raise will dig a well to provide drinking water

We have several other partner schools in the United States:

• Douglas Middle School, WY

• Bensonhurst Youth Ministry, NY

• Idabel High School, OK

• Allen High School, TX

The money we all collect will be matched by SAVE the Children, and the well will be built this year!

Teachers, please teach your students about this need

• Show your students our power point on the Sope Creek blog

• Water jugs are available in the teacher’s lounge if you would like your class to experience what a student in Haiti does every day

• Stop to look at our bulletin board about Haiti and the need for clean water there

• Look for our news reports on SCNN

• Point out the signs we hang on water fountains and in the bathrooms at Sope Creek

And please support our money collection

March 3, 4, and 5!

We will collect donations from students in the hallways before school each morning.

The grade level that raises the most money will receive an outdoor recess and ice cream

party.

Sope Creek students can

make a difference!

Merci!Merci means “thank you” in French. Creole French is the

language of Haiti. Merci – and thank you – for your support.