and to give them Internet access,"
said Stickler. "These kids have nev-
er really sent an email before."
lar panels for electricity, new com-
puters and all of the support that will
go with that because they hope this
project will continue well after the
first group of students has graduat-
ed from WPS.
are rising seniors and will only have
the next school year to work toward
their ambitious benchmark before
college.
als because there are renewal
funds for things like Internet access,
so we want to have some room,"
Stickler said.
have for just the installation of solar
panels. The group recently held a
bake sale, Cupcakes for Cambodia,
at the OC Café in Ocean City and
the students are planning similar
events for the next school year.
raisers, too, which is why they are
considering doing a walk on the
boards in Ocean City that would
mimic how far the average student
has to walk every day to and from
the St. Paul School of Hope in Cam-
bodia.
with CAN to provide funding. Re-
sponses so far have been positive
even if money has not been flying in
the door.
but just can't because of the econo-
my," said Baier. "I think the effort is
definitely there. And if we don't
reach our goal I think we can just
pass the torch on, but hopefully we
can [reach $15,000]."
year. The group hopes to pick up
younger members who will continue
to fund St. Paul's after the original
members graduate.
school] money, but then they leave
them ... so there's no continuing
connection with the rest of the
world," said Baier.
in an attempt to cross-promote
funding with WAC, as well as re-
cruiting within WPS.
an assembly in school to raise a-
wareness," said Stickler.