As soon as the staff and students at LFCS and LCHS heard about Hurricane Harvey, we wanted to do something to help! Our administrative team had recently taken a trip to visit some south Texas Charter Schools. Upon seeing the images of Hurricane Harvey on the news, we knew that most the families in this region must have been impacted by Harvey. A personal connection with a former student of our Executive Director led us to YES! Prep, which was directly in the path of, or affected by Hurricane Harvey.
We jumped to action, launching a campaign called CA Kids LOVE TX Kids. The campaign raised $4300 for the families affected by YES! Prep, and their devastated school campuses. The money was collected school wide (K-12) from all four of our campuses.
This is not the first time that LFCS has raised funds in the wake of a major natural disaster, or contributed to those in need. In 2013, LFCS raised money for families in Moore, Oklahoma who were affected by the EF5 tornado that destroyed their town. We have also raised funds to build wells and classrooms in Ecuador, collected coins for kids in Afghanistan, and spent many years raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Each quarter every grade level participates in some sort of community services locally or around the globe.
The “A” in “LITERACY First” stands for, “Aspiring leaders who positively impact their community.” LFCS believes that the most important part of being a leader, is being a servant, and that means, helping those who need it most!