the Giraffe Program

I read an article about a group of students and parent volunteers in Wildwood NJ who do service projects for various causes, and help people all over the world. They have donated and helped out at animal shelters, donated to soup kitchens, sent soldiers holiday cards, raised money for a cause called Meds for Mexico and many other services. The students are divided into teams and each team votes on who they want to help. I think that is a cool idea so that the students are helping a cause that they care about. The Giraffe Prgram was started in 1984 by Ann Medlock because she wanted people to "stick their heads out to help others." This program has been very successful and there are about 135 students who volunteer, and 25 parents. I also think that its really functional given that each group gets to pick a charity or place to help, so that its more personal in sacrificing their time, money and efforts.
Allie