On February 23rd, Leadership hosted an event in the quad called “Pies For Peace”. Pies for Peace is a “joint fundraiser between the Muslim Student Union and the Jewish Student Union at Campo” said junior Jessica Kelvin. The fundraiser is trying to raise money for the “Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, which is an organization that is directly helping and sending money to children in Gaza right now,” said senior Zarah Thomas.
The relief fund gives free healthcare to children in Palestine that would otherwise not have adequate treatment for any injuries they may have suffered due to violence from the ongoing conflict.
In order to raise money, Leadership was selling slices of pie for $5 each. The types of pie that Leadership was selling at this event included cherry pie, pumpkin pie, apple pie, and chocolate pie. As an incentive for people to buy pie, if they raised enough money, they were going to pie teachers in the face. “When you got a slice of pie you got to choose a teacher for that money to go to, and we would pie teachers if they got to $100,” said Thomas.
The goal for the amount of money collected from the fundraiser was initially $600, but because many people went and got slices or multiple slices of pie, “we ended up reaching over $1,000,” said Kelvin. An incentive for getting to and beyond the goal was that teacher Jake Donohoe would get pied in the face if they raised over $600. Several other teachers would get pied if the fundraiser raised over $100. The teachers that eventually got pied because the fundraiser was so successful included: Donohoe, Stephanie Sliwinski, Lindsay Webb-Peploe, Concha Martinez, Jennifer Frugaletti, Jamie Donohoe, and Petro Petreas.
It is really important for Campo students to be involved and donate to this cause because there are many people, especially children, in Palestine who are suffering. “It’s important for people to donate to relief for the current conflict in Israel because as a community at Campolindo, we are very privileged, and I think that pitching in our part to donate to people who are in need, especially children ia a really good thing for our community to do,” said Kelvin.
Due to the overall success of the fundraiser, it seems that many campo students agree with Kelvin. “We are very fortunate living here and I feel like the least we can do is donate $5 while also getting a slice of pie,” said Thomas. This collaborative event helps raise money for a good cause while also making the school more inclusive.
