This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Health & Fitness

Congratulations to AHS BuildOn students - TOP fundraisers in the U.S.!!

AHS students are the TOP fundraisers in the nation -- the BuildOn Club raised $30,000 to help build a school and now aims to send AHS students to Nepal help with construction.

Students at  Albany H.S are the TOP fundraisers in the nation -- as diligent buildOn service-club members at AHS raised $30,000 to help build a school in Nepal. The students are now raising funds to send club members to Nepal to help with construction.

To contribute, or for more information about buildOn and the students' fundraising project, please contact AHS BuildOn sponsor, English teacher Juliet Chiarella at jchiarella@ausdk12.org.

from AHS News:

Find out what's happening in Albanywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

AHS buildOn Club Top Fundraiser in Nation

Albany High's BuildOn club raised the most money of any chapter in the United States in the first week of the 'We Build On' Campaign.  Furthermore, sophomore Legeng Liu, raised the most of anyone nationwide!  The club is raising money to build a school in Nepal and several members are hoping to travel there over spring break to help build it.  The club has raised close to $30,000 towards the building of the school.  To make a contribution or for more information, please contact English teacher Juliet Chiarella at jchiarella@ausdk12.org.

BuildOn runs school youth service programs that mobilize urban teens to lift up their communities and change the world through intensive local community service, and by building schools in some of the poorest countries on the planet.

Find out what's happening in Albanywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?