Two high school students, Nick Anderson and Ana Slavin believe the phrase “Never Again”. They for the Dollars for Darfur National High School Challenge and set their goal at $200,000 to be raised from American high school students by 21 April 2007 to stop the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Half the money will fund humanitarian efforts for Darfur refugees and the other half will fund the advocacy efforts of the Save Darfur Coalition. If every high school in the country raised just $50, over one million dollars could be donated to this worthwhile cause. Just under three weeks remain to meet the deadline.
A previous page on the Save Darfur website posts a petition to President Bush asking him to
- Strengthen the understaffed and overwhelmed African Union peackeeping force already in Darfur.
- Push for the deployment of a strong UN peacekeeping force.
- Increase humanitarian aid and ensure access for aid delivery.
- Establish a no-fly zone.
A name, email address and zip code is all that is needed to send the email to the President!
Sign up today for Dollars for Darfur, or pass this along to teens you know today!
Cotton Quilts Edi 
I’d like to announce to you the kick-off of the Save Darfur Coalition’s student fundraising program, Dollars for Darfur: National School Challenge! The program, now in its second year, was created when high school students came to the Save Darfur Coalition with a mission of making a difference. We partnered with them to create a fundraising challenge, where schools from across the country competed to earn the most money and educate the most people. Our goal of $200,000 was surpassed and students raised an incredible $306,000! Half the money went to the Save Darfur Coalition’s advocacy work and half went to humanitarian efforts in the region.
This year’s campaign kicks off this week with a goal of $375,000 and 2,500 participating schools. The challenge has been expanded to include middle schools and the website, http://www.savedarfur.org/dollarsfordarfur offers resources on getting started, fundraising ideas, an activist handbook, background notes on the conflict, and more.
Dollars for Darfur is a student program, allowing them to impact the world through their own efforts of fundraising and awareness-building. Students are getting involved every day. Please join us in thanking all the participants and encouraging students around the country to get active.
Feel free to contact me for any additional information or with questions or concerns.
Best regards,
Ashley Morris
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