Changing the World: All in a Day's Work for School Kids
Submitted on March 7, 2000 - 1:00am.
Charmaine Smith - Spring 2001
WASHINGTON _ They scrubbed dog cages at the pound. They scoured a ship. And now they are going to tell Congress why they spent their hard-earned money to buy goats.
"In Haiti, goats can benefit the whole family," said 15-year-old Katie Kruse, of Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, Minn.
That's why Kruse devoted a day's labor in her community for Operation Day's Work, a program sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development. She and 1,200 American school children give a day of their lives to raise money to help other students in developing countries. This past year their work was for children in Haiti.
"In Haiti, goats can benefit the whole family," said 15-year-old Katie Kruse, of Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, Minn.
That's why Kruse devoted a day's labor in her community for Operation Day's Work, a program sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development. She and 1,200 American school children give a day of their lives to raise money to help other students in developing countries. This past year their work was for children in Haiti.
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