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By Richard Lykes
Special to the Rappahannock News
With their recent joint visits to South Asia, former presidents Bill Clinton and George H. Bush have refocused the global spotlight on the needs of survivors of the devastating tsunami of December 26.
Joining in this effort with the belief that even their small contributions can make a difference, Rappahannock citizens are donating in various ways to this world-wide effort.
Rappahannock students, in particular, are enthusiastic about helping other less fortunate children who became orphans and homeless because of the devastation. One school has “adopted” an orphanage in Sri Lanka to help it rebuild. Other’s are holding bake sales and other events to raise funds.
Chinches have urged their members to contribute to general and specific funds, usually through their churches’ international missionary arrangements.
One recent successful example is the variety show sponsored by the Washington Baptist Church that raised over $700 for this campaign. And, at least one recently-established volunteer organization has raised a substantial sum of money in our area to assist victims in Thailand.
Wakefield County
Day School
Wakefield Country Day School began its efforts to help its students understand the tsunami disaster in South Asia and to raise funds for relief in early January. Seventh grade geography students even made a CD on the tsunami as part of a project to help other students understand where the disaster hit and the damage that it did. Tb date, Wakefield students with their paper Chain of Hearts, each heart representing a minimum donation of $.50
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