Briarcliff HS Red Cross Club Fights Against Global Disease

From Syntax: Members of Briarcliff High School’s American Red Cross Club took advantage of their technology and social media knowledge to fundraise for a good cause.

“With a website called CrowdRise, these students were able to quickly and efficiently raise money to help the Red Cross mission of vaccinating villages in Africa against measles and rubella,” said club advisor Karen McCarthy.

This year’s efforts build upon fundraising the club started last year using similar tactics including a schoolwide “Wear Red Day” to raise awareness within the Briarcliff community about the initiative.

“Because our efforts last year were so successful due to the generosity of the community, we used the same fundraising platform to publicize our mission and we set our goals even higher,” said club president and senior Jackie Contento. “We are so excited to be able to vaccinate even more villages each year.”

So far this year, the ARC Club has raised more than $2,000, which equates to vaccinations for upwards of four villages. For more information, or to make a donation, please visit: https://www.crowdrise.com/vaccinate-a-village-of-measlesrubella.

Photo courtesy of the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District (Briarcliff High School’s American Red Cross Club hosted a Wear Red Day to help raise awareness about the ARC’s fight against measles and rubella.)