We saved The Hoofprint!
A month ago, I wrote about a wonderful young woman named Kala and her high school newspaper, The Hoofprint. I asked readers to help this group of students fulfill their dream of printing the newspaper throughout the school year in spite of budget cuts that had taken away their money to do so.Together, you and I raised $1,360.74–more than enough for the rest of this year, and as you’ll see in this note from the faculty sponsor of the newspaper, enough for next year as well!
Patti,
Your check came in today and moved my staff to tears. I can’t even begin to explain what effect your efforts to unite people had on that group. In my 11 years as a teacher, I have never worked with a better collection of young men and women, and I’m thrilled to see this group receive such a warm outpouring of support.
Thank you for making our cause your own.
As an added bonus and proof of serendipity, we had a check for $1000 delivered after school today from a parent of a former student who saw your post via my Facebook. She knew how important The Hoofprint was to her daughter when she was a student. She found a place with the group after moving from halfway across the country. Directly and indirectly, your help enabled us to be only a few ad sales away from printing for the entirety of the next school year. The Hoofprint now has a patron saint.
Thank you for believing in us.
Ryan McCallum
Many thanks to all who gave to help Kala and her friends at The Hoofprint. It is a lovely world when we can pull together and give what we can to help someone. That is a lovely world indeed, and I’m glad you–and Kala and her colleagues–are in it.
Kala is graduating this year–may her future be as bright as her smile. She’s the one holding the check in this photo.
