The members of the student government consist of presidents and vice presidents of 4th and 5th grade classes. Each Wednesday they meet with teacher-advisor Ms. Lennon to discuss fundraising initiatives, clubs & organizations, future assemblies, and issues within the school. After the tragic earthquake in Haiti, the student government wanted to do something to support the citizens of that country. They wanted to raise enough money for a local Haitian organization to purchase clothes, medicine and shipping supplies. Our One for Haiti campaign urged students to give up their ice-cream money and donate $1. Students from Pre-K to 5th grade brought in their coins and bills for this cause. Three weeks later, $1,000 was raised and given to a representative of the First Baptiste Haitian Church. Willy Theodore, both PS 4 school budget manager and member of the church, graciously accepted our donation. Teachers and staff raised money right along with the students! Their total was $1,100! PS4/The Duke Ellington School raised a total of $2,100 dollars to support the Haitian relief efforts. In addition to the money that was raised, Harvey Jaswal, from Build It Green NYC heard about our campaign and offered to give us 20 barrels to donate! "We've been wanting to do something special for Haiti", says Harvey. Special thanks to all the students, teachers, staff and organizations that helped make our One for Haiti campaign special!
