Timberlane Regional High School in Plaistow, NH has a student run organization called Project Hope. Project Hope was formed to raise money for cancer expenses for families in the district. The organization spends the whole year fundraising in order to get money for families in the district. There are four committees including; Donations and Raffle, Play For a Cure, Advertising, and Design. There are seven leaders who are assigned to these committees to help the organization run smoothly. In total there are over 200 students in the organization who are all helping the good cause.
The biggest fundraiser Project Hope has every year is their annual fashion show. There is an overall theme for the show and many decorations and a stage in the Gymnasium. There are different
“walks” the students in the organization can walk in that have different themes. This year the theme of the show is “Around the World” and there are many walk themes including, Worldwide, Pirates vs. Mermaids, Athletes vs. Mathletes, Aliens vs. Astronauts, Mardi Gras (which is a leaders only walk), Ancient Rome, and a Formal walk which is for only seniors. The students have a great time strutting for a cure in order to help families in our district.
The show raises a lot of money through ticket sales, and raffle baskets. The Donations Committee is responsible for putting the raffle baskets together by collecting donations from local businesses. The raffle section is in the cafeteria, where there are also snacks and drinks, and a place to sign up for the Tribute walk. The Tribute walk is another walk for people who are walking in remembrance or in honor of someone who has had, is currently fighting, or previously lost their battle to cancer.
This year the show is on Saturday, March 8th. All the committee members have been working hard in order to put this show on for the community. The show is open to anyone who would like to attend and tickets will be sold at the door. You also could pre-purchase your ticket the week before the show at school. The organization is shooting to reach a new goal every year in order to raise as much money as possible. Hopefully they reach their goal and good luck to Project Hope!
