The Talon

ODFL Holds LEGOS for Life Fundraiser

May 2, 2012

One Dollar For Life (ODFL) is collecting LEGOS and DUPLOS for its LEGOS for Life fundraiser from April 1 to June 1. The club is holding fundraisers throughout the Bay Area and plans to bring the donations to schools in Nicaragu...

School Launches County-Wide Fundraiser for Haiti

February 7, 2011

This week, One Dollar For Life (ODFL) in partnership with the Students for Haiti Solidarity Club, kicked off its “A Hand Up For Haiti” campaign. The goal of the campaign is to raise $50,000 in relief through fundraisers in...

Students for Haiti Solidarity Club Hosts Open Mic Night

January 22, 2011

The Students for Haiti Solidarity Club hosted an Open Mic Night for Haiti from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, January 21 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church on Grant Road. The club raised about $500 at the event from $5 ticket sales and...

Volunteers Travel Abroad to Haiti, for Amigos

September 22, 2010

This summer, several students traveled to foreign countries to participate in programs that help underprivileged communities. Social studies teacher Seth Donnelly and seven students formed the Haiti Solidarity Group in the spring....

School raises funds for earthquake relief

February 1, 2010

The school held a fundraiser in response to the recent earthquake in Haiti from Thursday, January 21 to today, Monday, February 1. Over the span of 12 days, students had the opportunity to donate money to earthquake relief effort...

Students for Justice fundraise for Haiti

February 1, 2010

The Students for Justice Club held a benefit concert Saturday, January 30 at The Jungle in downtown Palo Alto to raise money for Haiti. The event raised $900. The concert featured musical performances and presentations from history...

Freestyle midyear exhibition raises funds for Haiti

January 31, 2010

Freestyle Academy’s combined junior and senior midyear exhibition took place last Thursday, January 28, from 6-9 p.m. at the Blue Coat Systems company. Art was sold at $10-plus apiece at the exhibition, and the $810 made in...

School screens video from Haiti Action Committee

January 26, 2010

Students and teachers watched a video on the Haitian crisis today, Tuesday, January 26, during Tutorial. English teacher Ryan Ikeda created the video, called Haiti Solidarity. Students watched the video with their third period...

Student’s father provides medical relief in Haiti

January 21, 2010

A seven-person team of Stanford Hospital & Clinics physicians and nurses left Friday, January 15 for Haiti, where tens of thousands have died and many more injured in the 7.0 earthquake that devastated the country last week. Among...