Hats off to students at Glace Bay High
GLACE BAY — The public might want to tip their hats to these teens.
Students of the Community Based Learning (CBL) 10 class at Glace Bay High School are holding a “Hats On” fundraiser at the school on Fridays, to benefit the community.
“The students came up with that fundraiser, they planned it, they worked out all the quirks,” said teacher Clara Wadman. “It's been supported very well by the student body.”
Wadman said the class is part of the Opportunities and Options program (O2) at the school.
“It's service-based, they are learning about a lot of different things related to the community.”
She said in deciding on a community project the class came up with the idea of students throughout the school giving a $1 donation on Fridays to be allowed to wear their hats all day.
Students of the class set up a table in the foyer prior to school on Fridays. Students deciding to keep their hats on pay their donations and get a stamp of a little hat with the words, “hat on.”
“The whole idea is not about wearing your hat, but about helping the community,” Wadman said.
“As a reward for giving a donation, you get to wear a hat.”
So far three Hats On days have been held. She said about $201 was raised over the first two Fridays alone, which will be donated to the Glace Bay Food Bank. Students making a donation also get to put their name in for a prize and suggest where the funds raised could go. Wadman said they look at the most popular suggestion.
“Overwhelmingly, the first one was the food bank, as the students here do a lot for the food bank.”
Kevin MacDonald, a student of the CBL class, said it's a great project as it gives back to the community. He said student support is high.
“There are even people donating who don't wear a hat.”
Ryan Dixon, also a student in the class, said it's a great project as it gives back to the community and students are enthusiastic in offering suggestions for where the funds could go.
“Suggestions have included the Glace Bay Food Bank, Harvest House, and to the family of Jessica Walsh.”
Walsh, a student of Glace Bay High School, is recovering in hospital after accidently falling from a 60-ft. cliff recently.
He said the public is invited to contact the school with any suggestions where the funds could be used in the community. Any donations from the public would also be greatly appreciated, he added.
Wadman said the next project will be a beautification project of the vacant lot at the top of Commercial Street, beside the CAPE.
“That is owned by Helen Xidos and she has given us the go-ahead to beautify the lot as a service learning project.”