AHS is having a clothing drive for kids in Ethiopia, and all types of clothing are accepted due to the varying climate of the country.

Bags were distributed to W4 classes before Spring Break and will be collected on Friday, April 1st. The W4 which has the most clothes donated with receive donuts and another prize.

Junior and IB candidate Bitania Endalkachew, who is from Ethiopia, came up with the idea and hopes AHS contributes and makes donations.

“I went to Ethiopia over the summer of 2015 and saw various problems parts of the country are facing.” Said Endalkachew. “The lack of appropriate clothing for kids according to the climate is why I thought of a clothes drive to help them out.”

Endalkachew has performed community service in other ways however organized an event like this for the first time. She hopes the drive is successful and benefits her CAS project as an IB candidate.

She has organized the clothes drive with the help of a woman at her church, who has held clothes drives for those in need in Ethiopia before.

“Tigest Mekonnen has agreed to help me with the Clothes drive, and send the donations to Ethiopia.” Says Endalkachew. “She is aware of AHS contributing in service projects, and that is why she has decided to add an additional prize along with the donuts for the winners.”