The BIG Event

The Make a Difference Fair

Hundreds of family members, friends and neighbors congregated in the Scott Multi-Purpose room to learn how to make a difference in the community. With Nickellback’s, If Everyone Cared, playing in the background, professionally dressed students shared the information they had learned with expertise and enthusiasm. Parents commented over and over on how knowledgeable the students were on their topics and how persuasive they were when encouraging others to step up and “make a difference.” Fair goer after fair goer stopped at the donation table to offer support to the students. The hour and a half long event was a huge success and it was hard to bring the evening to an end.

Presenting the Funds

This year we took the opportunity to invite all of the local organization to an assembly in our multipurpose room where the students presented their earnings through large, novelty checks (and real checks and money). Students felt a sense of pride as they presented each organization with a check to support their cause. Many students pledged continued support of time and money in the future.

The Results

When the project started, our hopes were that if each family dropped a dollar, or two, in our collection jar, the students would make a few hundred dollars to be divided between the charities... but that isn’t what happened! The next day, when the money was counted, we were amazed with the results. In one hour of time, the students hadn’t collect a few hundred dollars they, collected a few thousand dollars-- over $7,000 to be more precise--enough money to change A LOT of lives.