The 8th grade class at the Waldorf School in Santa Fe had spent the entire year raising $2,800 for their rafting trip. But their trip was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
So, the students chose to make a major impact on the lives of others by using the money to help the Navajo Nation.
In May, the Navajo Nation surpassed New York and New Jersey for the highest per-capita coronavirus infection rate in the US.
Parent Jess Falkenhagen spoke with Navajo leaders to find out what supplies were urgently needed.
The students used their $2,800 fund to purchase diapers, formula, toilet paper, wipes, medicines, soup, potatoes, pasta, beans, rice, pet food and a dozen reusable five gallon jugs filled with water.
Falkenhagen drove with her daughters, Daisy and Indie Russell, to Window Rock, Arizona, to make the delivery on behalf of the eighth grade class
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(Picture courtesy of Jess Falkenhagen)
