From: Oregon Live
News Link: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1245783014192440.xml&coll=6
Students from Liberty High School's Rainforest Project have donated a check for $500 to the Amazon Conservation Association, an organization that works to protect the biodiversity of the Amazon.
The goals of the LHS Rainforest Project are to both educate the Liberty High School student body about the Amazon Rainforest and it's indigenous people, as well as to raise money for non-profit organizations such as the Amazon Conservation Assoc. The club works to educate the student body at Liberty, by posting facts of the month about the Amazon Rainforest, sponsoring Rainforest Appreciation Day at school, and making short films and other advertisements that are posted during the morning LTV announcements.
The club members have raised funds by donating their time during lunch periods on what the students like to call "Rainforest Fridays." They sell items such as fair trade jewelry from South America, tree hugger bracelets, hand painted canvas bags and healthy snacks.