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Students Help Kansas School for the Deaf with Fundraiser - WDAF
Teenagers are typically consumed with themselves, but three Olathe students are the exception. Saturday, the students did something to show they're thinking of kids at another school.
Madison Walsh, Miranda Phipps and Marlee Arrasmith got up early Saturday morning to get things in gear for a 5k walk.
The three Olathe East High School seniors spent the past several weeks planning the event as part of a service learning project to benefit the Kansas School for the Deaf.
"It's amazing to look at everything and say, 'Wow, we did that,'" Phipps said.
The trio is trying to spread awareness about deafness and hearing loss.
"Our biggest mission is to take the hearing culture and the deaf culture and create one community out of it," Walsh said. "There is kind of like a dividing line between the two communities and we definitely wanted to merge them."
They're also raising money to build a multi -purpose sports court at the Kansas School for the Deaf so students who live here have an outlet.
"Having a sports facility for them to be outside and to be active is so important," said Leslie Caldwell with the Kansas School for the Deaf. "We are really excited that we were picked by these young ladies for this project."
The seniors say they're thankful for the many volunteers and companies that donated items to make this project possible.
"We all called people and asked if they could do their part to help," Phipps said. "They were all willing to donate water and food."
"It was a lot of work and a lot of stress, but definitely all worth it," said Arrasmith.
The girls are hoping to raise about $1,000 to purchase the multi-purpose court so students can play basketball, volleyball and other sports.
"I want to see it and see how it turns out," Arrasmith said. "I'm really excited."
The students at the Kansas School for the Deaf are excited as well.
Teenagers are typically consumed with themselves, but three Olathe students are the exception. Saturday, the students did something to show they're thinking of kids at another school.
Madison Walsh, Miranda Phipps and Marlee Arrasmith got up early Saturday morning to get things in gear for a 5k walk.
The three Olathe East High School seniors spent the past several weeks planning the event as part of a service learning project to benefit the Kansas School for the Deaf.
"It's amazing to look at everything and say, 'Wow, we did that,'" Phipps said.
The trio is trying to spread awareness about deafness and hearing loss.
"Our biggest mission is to take the hearing culture and the deaf culture and create one community out of it," Walsh said. "There is kind of like a dividing line between the two communities and we definitely wanted to merge them."
They're also raising money to build a multi -purpose sports court at the Kansas School for the Deaf so students who live here have an outlet.
"Having a sports facility for them to be outside and to be active is so important," said Leslie Caldwell with the Kansas School for the Deaf. "We are really excited that we were picked by these young ladies for this project."
The seniors say they're thankful for the many volunteers and companies that donated items to make this project possible.
"We all called people and asked if they could do their part to help," Phipps said. "They were all willing to donate water and food."
"It was a lot of work and a lot of stress, but definitely all worth it," said Arrasmith.
The girls are hoping to raise about $1,000 to purchase the multi-purpose court so students can play basketball, volleyball and other sports.
"I want to see it and see how it turns out," Arrasmith said. "I'm really excited."
The students at the Kansas School for the Deaf are excited as well.