Two Schools, One Heritage
On Monday, April 27, Heritage High School students and staff embarked on a week-long, school-wide fund raiser known as MAD (Make a Difference) Week. MAD Week 2007 and MAD Week 2008 were huge successes, raising a combined total of more than $41,000 to assist victims in refugee camps, support a health clinic, and construct our sister school in Kabala, Sierra Leone.
During MAD Week 2009, our goal was to raise at least $15,000 to equip the secondary school with nearly 200 student desks and install a modern water well to provide clean, safe, accessible drinking water for more than 1,000 students of the primary and secondary schools as well as the families residing in the nearby village. MAD Week 2009 had an increased educational focus this year in an effort to inform the student body about other global issues. Student groups created "educational hallways" throughout the building and attended presentations made by guest speakers. Even as many of us face challenging economic times, we remain committed to doing what we can for the world’s most impoverished country. As of May 2009, our MAD week fundraising total has grown to $17,585.84. The total could still grow a bit more as final donations come in and all of the money is counted.
To read the 2009 MAD Week Introductory Press Release, click here. 
To read the 2009 MAD Week Wrap-Up press release click here.