Aichi International School students have been collecting PET bottle caps to help with March 11th earthquake relief.
Students collect as many caps as they can and those caps are turned into cash donations that are used to restore the affected areas and assist those affected by the earthquake. Each class tallies up their caps and the class with the most caps receives a little prize as well as the gratification of being able to help someone in need. This past May, grade 1 students collected 2,306 caps.
In addition to raising funds for the earthquake relief, grade 5 and 6 students visited Awaji Shima this past June as part of their school trip to learn more about earthquakes and how to protect themselves in case of one, and also to feel what it is like to be in the midst of a magnitude 7 earthquake. It was an experience the students are sure to remember for a lifetime. — SHEILA PATTON
