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Additional Success Stories
Every single donation makes a difference, no matter the size. But, equally important is the awareness that groups raise through their activities. If your group raises money for an Adopt-A-Rainforest project, please send us photos so that we can share your success with others!
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Instead of birthday gifts, Maggie Hlavka from Minneapolis, Minnesota asked her friends and family to make a donation in her name to Adopt-A-Rainforest. |
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The first grade students of Louisa May Alcott School in Chicago, Illinois created a Rainforest Café, decorating their classroom with life-sized trees and rainforest animals and selling a variety of foods that originate in the rainforest. Parents and administrators were invited to hear rainforest poetry readings. First grade teacher Donna Kaufman said "the children not only learned about the rainforest, but they also learned how they can contribute to helping and saving rainforests around the world." |
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After learning about the threats to rainforests, the Second Grade Wildlife Savers of Brook Elementary School in Cumberland, Ohio collected pennies and spare change to donate to our Adopt-A-Rainforest program.
With the help of their families and teachers, these dedicated students reached their goal of raising $100 within a week. |
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Students in the Riley School in Arlington Heights, Illinois visited classrooms, created flyers and made morning announcements to raise awareness about the importance of rainforest conservation. They also wrote letters to companies asking them to change their practices and donated $175 to the Rainforest Alliance. Their teacher, Mrs. Beth Bobbe said their project helped to show her students that "even though they are only eight years old, they are still old enough to make a difference in the world -- and to help encourage others to make a difference too!" |
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The students of Saltimbanco School, the touring school of Cirque du Soleil (an international organization devoted to the creation, production and performance of artistic works) decided to help protect the Amazon rainforest. After giving a presentation explaining the importance of rainforests, the students sold t-shirts which they designed themselves. They also sponsored a concert and sold delicious chocolate-chocolate chip cookies.
The students successfully raised $2,104.47, which they donated to the village of Boa Vista do Ramos, the Rainforest Alliance’s Adopt-A-Rainforest Brazil project, since the next stop for their traveling school was Brazil. |
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Mike Cho's 6th Grade students at the Washington Bilingual Elementary School located in Taiwan raised both money and awareness for rainforest conservation. After completing a unit on rainforest studies using tools from the Rainforest Alliance Learning Site, 12-year-old Amy Chen wrote a newspaper article in English explaining the great importance of conserving rainforests. |
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Fifth grade students in Michael Chodroff's class at Tamaques Elementary School in Westfield, New Jersey, created their own "businesses" such as selling homemade products or offering their services including putting up their chairs after class. By saving all of their earnings in a class jar, these hard-working students raised $420 for the Adopt-A-Rainforest program! |
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Alexandra, a 16-year-old who lives in California, recently put her musical talents to work for rainforest conservation. Along with her friends Lily, Iris, Tina, Christina and Zach, Alexandra held a benefit concert.
The concert was attended by more than 60 individuals, and $665 was raised for one of the Adopt-A-Rainforest projects. |
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Students in Cathy Messina's class at Anderson Elementary School in Tampa, Florida created ways to educate others about the importance of saving our rainforests by making floor puzzles, T-shirts, 3-D displays, calendars, stories and more. The students held a Rainforest Bazaar where they sold food and gifts and put on a rainforest play. While educating their families and classmates about the rainforests, these students raised $800 for Adopt-A-Rainforest. The students' impressive work was highlighted in a two-page article in the Tampa Tribune.
"Nine-year-old Diego Daguier says that if he became president of the United States, the rainforest would be a top policy issue."
-- Tampa Tribune, May 17, 2005
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Third graders atttending the McDonald Elementary School led members of their community in the "Walk the Block to Save the Rainforests." The posters they hung at the school, movie theaters, mall and recreation centers attracted over 80 walkers. The total of 260 miles walked around school grounds not only raised awareness about rainforest conservation, but a total of $305. |
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In Missouri's North Andrew Elementary School, third grade students first read Lynne Cherry's fantastic book, The Great Kapok Tree, then raised awareness about rainforest conservation by putting on a play based on this book, creating a rainforest exhibit and writing letters to their congressmen. Through these activities, the students at North Andrew raised $50 for conservation. |
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Second grade students at the King Lab Elementary School located in Evanston, Illinois held a dance-a-thon to further rainforest conservation.
These students danced their feet off and raised more than $600 for the Boa Vista do Ramos Community Conservation Project being run in Brazil. |
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Seven-year-old Keegan had a rainforest-themed birthday party and asked that his friends, instead of giving presents, make a donation to the Adopt-A-Rainforest program.
Keegan and his friends at the party learned all about the rainforest and its wildlife and raised $325 for the Chachi Cocoa Community Cooperative in Ecuador. |
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