MPowering Kids “Chain For Change” Fundraiser Benefits The American Red Cross

“MPathy” Program Event Inspires Similar Fundraisers At Other Westbury School Campuses

Westbury, NY, April 12, 2005 — Students in the MPowering Kids program, a non-profit academic after-school program that provides tutoring, mentoring, and cultural enrichment for students in under-served communities, organized a “Chain For Change” fundraising event in March to benefit the American Red Cross. The event was part of the MPowering Kids MPathy Program, in which students participate in activities that benefit the local community and help others in need.

During recent visits with MPowering Kids students, the American Red Cross inspired the students to organize a fundraiser called "Chain for Change."

By selling individual links in a paper chain to both students and teachers, MPowering Kids students created a chain hundreds of feet long.

The chain was hung in the main hallway of Drexel Avenue Elementary School, where students, teachers and staff proudly watched it grow longer and longer everyday.

Excitement Spreads To Other Schools

The excitement generated by MPowering Kids students prompted students at both Westbury Middle School and Westbury High School to organize similar fundraising drives. The fundraiser at Westbury High School was held in conjunction with the Student Government and "Interact," the service learning club, while the fundraiser at Westbury Middle School was spearheaded by Junior Honor Society students.

MPathy Program’s Community Service Activities

As part of their participation in the MPowering Kids program, students are required to regularly engage in community service projects that help others in need. The MPathy Program reflects a core philosophy of the MPowering Kids program that students learn the importance of service to others first-hand by working with the elderly, young children, and the community at large.

“We created the MPathy Program to teach students how to give back to their community,” said Susan Marshall, founder and president of MPowering Kids. “The Chain For Change fundraiser is just one of many on-going community-service activities that the children will participate in while enrolled in the MPowering Kids program.”

About MPowering Kids

MPowering Kids is a non-profit charitable organization that is "promising help for promising students"™ with after-school programs focused on tutoring, mentoring, and cultural enrichment in under-served communities. After researching where a program such as MPowering Kids would have the most impact, the program was established at Drexel Avenue School with the full support of the Westbury School District. Since its inception, MPowering Kids has continually worked closely with the school’s teachers and administrators to enhance the academic promise of students.

The MPowering Kids program is made possible through the generous support of individual and corporate sponsors. For additional information about MPowering Kids, please visit the About Us section or go to the Donations page to help support MPowering Kids.

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