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Student organized "Mr. and Miss" event "for the kids" raises more than $50,000 for children in foster care
Student organized "Mr. and Miss" event "for the kids" raises more than $50,000 for children in foster care
-------- Talan Collins / CR News
April 23, 2024
(CR News) - For a child leaving a foster care home, isolation and uncertainty are often at their peak. In a time like that, it’s the small things that matter. Gobags, full of items such as toys, fruit, and hygiene products, can help children feel less desolate in such a vulnerable state. That’s why, on a Saturday in January, River seniors volunteered to fill over 200 of these bags for children in foster care.
(CR News) - For a child leaving a foster care home, isolation and uncertainty are often at their peak. In a time like that, it’s the small things that matter. Gobags, full of items such as toys, fruit, and hygiene products, can help children feel less desolate in such a vulnerable state. That’s why, on a Saturday in January, River seniors volunteered to fill over 200 of these bags for children in foster care.
Their contributions were part of a larger charity effort, River’s annual “Mr. and Miss” pageant, that raises money for children in need.
Emceed by CR News’ Tyme Sisakvanich, CR Sports’ John Reeder, ASB’s Tyler Miles and Katelynn Kessler, student hosts made jokes and filmed a skit.
The event also featured musical, magical, or comedic performances from the dozens of seniors who were the contestants of the pageant. From nineties jams to backflips to card tricks, River students showcased their diverse range of talents.
The title of “Mr. and Miss” Columbia River went to pair Brayden Schiefer and Sophia Oberbeck, who alongside their fellow contestant couples helped raise more than $52,400.
Seniors Amaya Migaki and Kamanani Rouse, who led the coordination of this year’s pageant, remark that students spent more than seven months learning choreography and preparing for the event. Rouse says that while it was “a really big time commitment,” students had the opportunity to “make so many good memories,” an experience she says was “really fulfilling.”
Migaki adds getting to see “peoples faces light up” was “so worth it,” explaining that “seeing how proud [students’] parents and [family members] were was the most heartwarming feeling.”_____________________________________
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