2009-2010: Project 10,000 and JHS Hope for Haiti

PROJECT 10,000: Total Amount - 5,000 Cans Hope for Haiti: Total Amount - $6,000

One out of every six people in the United States is food insecure. North Carolina is no exception and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC at Durham is one branch of five that serves half a million people! Help the Poverty in America classes meet our goal of 8,000 cans by June 1st! Also, since the tragedy struck in Haiti, JHS has adopted a K-12 school over the next three years.  With your help, we have raised over $6,000

For more info on both of these projects, please contact Social Studies teacher Brian McDonald at brian.mcdonald@dpsnc.net

RE-BUILDING HOPE, 08-09

OUR MISSION When we began ReBuilding Hope in the fall of 2008, our goal was to raise awareness about poverty & adequate housing issues and raise money for Habitat for Humanity in Durham and New Orleans.  Through various projects, we were able to raise over $17,000 for that tremendous organization!  Please take time to review our projects, photos, and videos below!

Houses being built in the "Musician's Village" in New Orleans, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina

Spring Break Trip Photos

Video Presentations  1  2  3

Fall & Spring Events 08-09

Hurricane Relief Project,05-06 Shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit, the Jordan High School community came together to complete a year-long, school wide project to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina through the American Red Cross.  Together, through various projects, our school raised over $11,000 shattering our goal by over a thousand dollars.  This money was then donated and used to help victims along the gulf coast!

Tsunami Relief Project, 2004 After the Tsunami hit in Asia, Mr. McDonald's Civics & Economics classes went about the project of raising money for the victims of the natural disaster that affected our international community.  Combined with residents of The Cedars at Chapel Hill, the group raised over $6,000 for the American Red Cross.