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By Caroline Ingold
\n<\/strong>managing news<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Raising countless amounts of money for various causes and clubs throughout DHS and the community, Student Union is one organization with an undeniably large presence at the school. With the Cameron Lamont fundraiser underway and Kids Against Hunger just wrapping up, members have been busy with bake sales, pop can drives and other fundraising opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cTypically we try not to overlap [fundraisers] but right now we have two going,\u201d senior Shelby Brubaker said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brubaker is the chair of the Cameron Lamont fundraiser and is also a sports representative for Student Union.<\/p>\n

Although every fundraiser is different, Student Union tends to organize each in the same way. For every fundraiser, members are split into groups and are then assigned a monetary goal or fundraising assignment.\u00a0 For the Cameron Lamont fundraiser, five groups were created of four to five students each, with a goal or raising $200. Two groups worked on the bake sale, a group went to businesses asking for donations, one organized putting cups in the classrooms for donations and sending teachers emails about the fundraisers. A final group spearheaded the pop can drive.<\/p>\n

The groups were motivated to get donations by the Lamont\u2019s tough financial situation. Cameron Lamont, a high school senior from Hemlock, recently passed away after being diagnosed with stage four soft-tissue cancer. His family is currently struggling to pay off costly medical treatments and visits to Ann Arbor hospital, which at one point were costing them $200 per week.\u00a0 In addition, the rest of the Lamont family suffers from health issues ranging from thyroid cancer to kidney problems to Asperger\u2019s syndrome.\u00a0 The Lamonts were recently forced to file for bankruptcy due to the financial strain this has put on them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The goal for the entire fundraiser was set at anything over $1200. According to Brubaker, Student Union almost always sets a goal for the individual fundraisers, but not for the total amount raised at the end of the year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not apt to set a goal for the year, it\u2019s more of what our goal is for each individual fundraiser,\u201d she said. \u201cThat depends what the organization is that we\u2019re raising money for and how much they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Usually, fundraising consists of Student Union members coming to third hour classes collecting donations or selling baked goods.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really try to push everyone [to donate],\u201d Brubaker said. \u201cWe tend to nag everyone until we meet our goal and usually we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although they push students to donate whatever they can, Student Union members occasionally have special donation obligations.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Kids Against Hunger, we had to either sell tickets or donate the $20,\u201d Brubaker said. \u201cBut for this fundraiser, there isn\u2019t a requirement. It\u2019s just that you do your job and you work to get money more so than donating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite this, many Student Union members still choose to donate to the cause they are fundraising for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that a lot of us have donated or bought baked goods to go towards the funds,\u201d Brubaker said.<\/p>\n

Student Union is in charge of countless fundraisers throughout the year, but the two biggest are the magazine drive and Kids Against Hunger. Because money raised during the magazine drive goes back to school clubs, Student Union stresses participation through assemblies and incentives for students to sell magazines.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou really want a lot of money because that\u2019s just going to help the school in the long run,\u201d Brubaker said.<\/p>\n

Fundraisers are usually initiated after students ask the Student Union for help fundraising for a specific organization or person.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cameron Lamont fundraiser happened because a student was close with his family and saw that they really needed help,\u201d Brubaker said.<\/p>\n

Although students are the driving force of most fundraisers, occasionally Student Union members will learn about specific needs of the community through outlets like the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sweater drive that Katie Clarke and I chaired, we saw a newspaper article and that\u2019s the reason we did that,\u201d Brubaker said. \u201cSo we really can get ideas anywhere, mostly from the students though.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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