The Lower Merion School District community is working to support relief efforts in Haiti. Please visit the "Haiti Relief" section of the District website for regularly updated information about school-based and district-wide aid initiatives and ways to get involved.
How You Can Help
- Funds collected at the district level will be directed to two specific charities: the American Red Cross and Yele Haiti. (Click on links to donate directly).
- In 2004, the District created a disaster relief fund in response to the tsunami in Southeast Asia. The fund was maintained for future relief efforts and will be utilized for current school-based cash collections for Haiti. For community members who wish to give directly to this fund (with contributions distributed evenly with the American Red Cross and Yele Haiti), checks should be made payable to the LMSD Relief Fund c/o the Office of School & Community Relations, 301 E. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore, PA 19003.
- School community members with questions or ideas should email info@lmsd.org and include "Haiti" in the subject line.
Recent News
- Penn Wynne Kids "Jump Up & Help Haiti"
- WVMS World Affairs Club leads WV Haitian relief efforts
- Haiti collection at Harriton. Click here for details.
- Merion Elementary is holding a "Hats for Haiti" campaign fundraiser on February 5th. Click here for details.
- This week is Spirit Week at Welsh Valley and we have some fun days planned for our students that will culminate with Friday's Spirit Day Activities. But School Spirit runs much deeper than simply wearing school colors and supporting our peers, teams, and programs. True School Spirit is embodying the values for which our school community stands. Our goal for the week is to end Friday's Spirit Day with a $5,000 offering to the Haiti Relief fund on behalf of Welsh Valley. While this number sounds lofty, we believe it is achievable. We will have several campus organizations including Student Council, the World Affairs Club, and the Athletic Department combining their efforts with fundraisers throughout the week. Please consider having your child contribute to our school efforts to support Haiti Relief. Any amount will be appreciated. We will collect contributions daily throughout the week. We encourage you to write a check made payable to "Welsh Valley Middle School" with "Haiti" written in the memo.
- Harriton High School students are hosting Haiti relief coffee house at Harriton from 6:30 PM - 9 PM on Tuesday, February 9. The evening features student performances and a variety of food and beverages. All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross.
- Penn Wynne Elementary School will hold a week long fund raising event to raise money for Haiti relief. During PE from January 25th thru the 29th students can jump rope as many times as possible in 5 minutes to earn money. They can also jump during recess or at home to earn additional money. The money earned will be sent to Unicef to buy Recreation Kits containing jump ropes, chalk, Frisbees, balls, books, etc for the children of Haiti. More information and donation sheets are available by clicking here. Students can use this tracking sheet to help count their jumps.
- A bake sale and collection at the District's MLK/Afternoon of Service event on Friday, January 15th netted $206.91 for the LMSD Relief Fund. (1/15)
- The student government is coordinating relief efforts at BCMS and planning a collection. (1/14)
- A collection jar at Harriton has been established at the faculty sign-in area. (1/14)
- The Cynwyd Human Relations met to discuss relief efforts and is exploring ways to support Wings of Hope - Haiti (http://www.heartswithhaiti.org/) (1/13)Info on LMSD Haiti Relief.
