Carmel UNICEF is currently preparing for its second annual Charity Ball which will take place on Valentine’s Day, according to club sponsor Jill Noel.
“This will be our second year to (host the Charity Ball), and it’s just to raise money for UNICEF,” Noel said. “There’s food, fun, games, prizes, and all money that is raised will go to help impoverished children throughout the poorer countries.”
Viha Bynagari, club co-president and senior, said while last year’s Charity Ball was in April, Carmel UNICEF chose Feb. 14 as the date this year so that the ball can double as a winter dance formal. She added that while UNICEF has not yet determined the exact times and ticket prices of the dance, the club is currently accepting music suggestions for the ball.
“Charity Ball’s a really fun event. It’s in February where there’s no winter dance or a solid foundation for an actual dance or fun activity,” Bynagari said. “A lot of people end up getting stressed in that third quarter, so it’s a really great way to have fun or enjoy your Valentine’s Day. It doesn’t matter if you have a date or you don’t. It’s just a fun time.”
Last month, UNICEF also hosted its first phone-a-thon of this school year, which Bynagari said was a great experience for club members.
“It was an ‘End Human Trafficking’ phone-a-thon,” Bynagari said. “We had a lot of our club members call the offices of Brooks, Braun and Young and just advocate and talk to the Congressional staffers who are on the phone, which was a cool experience for a lot of them.”
1Related Posts:
- Student, staff discuss implications, solutions to school food waste After buying her lunch on a daily basis, sophomore Nancy Zhang said she noticed a disturbing amount of waste in the trash cans. “Every day, I see unopened food or just half-eaten food in the trash as well as tons…
- In environmentally cautious efforts, students increasingly use sustainable alternatives rather than single-use plastics,… Recently, students considering their carbon footprint have turned to a growing movement: sustainable alternatives to daily products. This means using ethically sourced, renewable products with low negative environmental impacts in their day-to-day lives, instead of single-use plastics and nonrecyclables. Senior…
- Q&A with members of HOSA on preparation for SLC Ayaan Abbasi, president of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and senior: *What resources does the club offer to help members prepare for the State Leadership Conference (SLC)? “We created a Google Drive folder with a bunch of projects from…
- Students, teacher reminisce about favorite Disney memories, impact on lives National Winnie the Pooh Day, which was on Tuesday, Jan. 18, has been around since 1882. Its purpose, according to the National Heritage Academies, is to honor Pooh’s creator, A.A. Milne, on his birthday. Winnie the Pooh first appeared in Disney’s…
- Club Spotlight: Green Action Club Club sponsor Carey Anderson Q: What has been your favorite event you’ve put on this year? A: There’s just too many. So I’m a district representative for our district and I come back from those meetings and the way the three…
- Students, teachers discuss benefits of humor in light of National Humor Month National humor month was conceived as a means to heighten public awareness of the therapeutic value of humor. Laughter and joy, the benchmarks of humor, lead to improved well-being, boosted morale, increased communication skills, and an enriched quality of life.…