Students at the Dutchess BOCES Salt Point Center are raising money to help educate underprivileged children in South Asia.
The Interact Club will be supporting The Blue Butterfly Foundation by selling fair trade products through Equal Exchange. All of the proceeds will be donated to the charity.
To request a catalog necessary to place an order, or to make a donation, please contact Interact advisor Paula Goehring at 845-486-8004 or via email at paula.goehring@dcboces.org. Orders must be placed by April 27th.
To request a catalog necessary to place an order, or to make a donation, please contact Interact advisor Paula Goehring at 845-486-8004 or via email at paula.goehring@dcboces.org. Orders must be placed by April 27th.
Each year, Interact selects an international cause to support in order to meet their motto “service before self.” Interact is Rotary International's service club for young people ages 12-18 years.
Lauren Yanks, who founded the Blue Butterfly Foundation in honor of her daughter Zoe Damon, visited the school to talk about the charity’s work. She asked the students to think about children across the globe who are denied the chance to attend school and are instead forced into physical labor.
Despite their young age, Yanks told the students their fundraising will have a huge impact and help victims of child labor. “I’m here to tell you today that you can make a big difference in the world,” she said.
Lauren Yanks, Blue Butterfly Foundation founder, answers a student question during a Salt Point Center assembly.