Troy Athens High School Prepares for Charity Week

Troy Athens Prepares for Charity Week 2024—To Benefit “Love for a Child”

Troy, Michigan, February 1, 2024 - Troy Athens High School is getting ready for one of Michigan’s largest high school student led charity campaigns! The student body will be raising money and awareness during February 12-16, 2024, to support Love for a Child, a local organization founded in 2012, that serves children, youth, and families within Michigan’s foster care system. The group focuses on helping children of trauma, who have experienced forms of abuse, abandonment, and neglect. Love for a Child has facilitated overnight camps, mentorship opportunities for children and youth, and continues to provide resources for foster families as well. By choosing Love for a Child, Athens Student Council hopes to raise awareness about this serious issue.

Various activities for students are planned to raise money and awareness during Charity Week. For example, students will kick off the week with a “Comfy” spirit day and pancake breakfast prepared by parents. Another event during the week, Jail ‘n’ Bail, allows students to place warrants on themselves or their friends; as a result, they are “arrested” during class and placed inside a “jail” which has games for students to enjoy.

Other events include a carnival night, a “belly flop” contest, a volleyball tournament, hypnosis show, film festival, and a parent cook-off followed by the Mr. Athens Pageant. The general public may not be able to participate in all the activities listed above; however, they can still be part of reaching the school’s goal. Donations can be made out to Athens High School and can be mailed to Athens HS, c/o S. DuFresne, 4333 John R Road, Troy, MI 48085. There is also an online community donation link:

Community Donations - https://schoolpay.com/pay/for/Athens-Charity-Week-2024-Donations/SbS79TW

--Follow Troy Athens Student Council on X/Twitter and Instagram: @AthensStuco, athensstuco

--Follow Troy Athens High School on X/Twitter: @troy_athens

--Follow Love for a Child: Instagram: @loveforachild

--Facebook: Love for a Child

--Email address: Joe Savalle, Founder joe@loveforachild.org

Phone (586) 873-0378

Website: www.loveforachild.org