Monta Vista FBLA Community Service Project

On March 10th ,Local high school students organized a successful tote bag fundraiser, hand making tote bags from old linens to raise money for the environmental defense fund, a large policy coalition responsible for creating green energy.
“It’s a really cool way to increase sustainability because all funds go to environmental nonprofits and it encourages a healthy lifestyle” said Sophomore Rohit Dayanand, an FBLA member.
“The fundraiser was a massive success, as initial estimates capped our total money raised at $200 but we ended up raising over 1000 dollars!” said Smriti Rangarajan. She is part of the Community Service Project from Monta Vista High School’s Future Business Leaders of America club, the committee that organized the fundraiser. The tote bags were created from linens that would’ve been in the landfill, because hotels cannot reuse old linens, so the committee not only saved linens from the landfill but raised money to save our planet from climate change. In order to create customizability to appeal to a broader segment of the student population, the committee utilized natural dyes to create several different product offerings.