PHOTO GALLERY: Hickman students raise money to combat human trafficking
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 | 8:43 p.m. CST;
updated 1:36 p.m. CST, Thursday, February 5, 2009
Carl Gillespie, 16, takes his turn hitting the car with a baseball bat as other Hickman High School students look on. Students could pay $1 for one hit, $2 for five hits and $5 per minute to hit the donated car. The only rule of the "car bash" fundraiser was that the tires must remain intact so the vehicle could be towed to the junkyard at the end of the day. All proceeds will be contributed to the Not for Sale Campaign to stop human trafficking.
¦ Beth Suda
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Hickman students are working to raise money that will be contributed to the Not for Sale Campaign to stop human trafficking. Each senior courtwarming candidate organized an activity to raise funds for the school's effort for the campaign. Whichever male and female candidate's fundraiser brings in more money for the campaign will be named courtwarming king and queen at the Hickman basketball game on Feb. 6.
Chloe Perkins,right, laughs as she holds a plate of chicken wings for Tilly Payne, left, a teacher at Hickman High School. Payne participated with the students in a wing-eating contest. in which they attempted to eat 15 wings the fastest.
¦ Beth Suda
Gerardo Arzate, 18, throws a pie at Beau Rothwell, 18, during the Hickman High School Courtwarming King fundraiser. Rothwell is the Courtwarming King representative from the Hickman Junior Classical League. Rothwell says that he has raised almost $450 over two weeks for the fundraiser.
¦ Beth Suda
Amann Woldeghebriel, 18, stands outside of Hickman High School in the cold weather on Wednesday. He allowed students to throw a pie at his face for a dollar.
¦ Beth Suda
Amann Woldeghebriel, 18, allows Daryl Williams, 18, to throw a pie at his face for a $1. Amann is trying to raise money for the Courtwarming King fundraiser.
¦ Beth Suda
Nadia Vizitei, a Hickman senior, is a student advocate for the Not for Sale Campaign. The campaign raises awareness and calls for action against human trafficking. "It's a problem easy to ignore but it still exists all around the world and in America," she said.
¦ Kevin A. Roberts
Hickman senior Adithi Vellore, president of the Desi Club at the school, poses for a portrait. Vellore is an advocate for the Not for Sale Campaign. She said the most important goal is to minimize human trafficking and raise awareness.
¦ Kevin A. Roberts
William Starks, 15, prepares for a wing-eating contest at Hickman High School organized by Hickman student Larry Shim as part of the school's efforts to raise funds for the Not for Sale Campaign to combat human trafficking.
¦ Beth Suda
Students could pay $1 for one hit, $2 for five hits and $5 per minute to hit the donated car. The only rule of the "car bash" fundraiser was that the tires must remain intact so the vehicle could be towed to the junkyard at the end of the day. All proceeds will be contributed to the Not for Sale Campaign to stop human trafficking.
¦ Beth Suda
Hickman senior Drew Mitrisin poses for a portrait. Mitrisin personally found an old used car for students to bash as part of Hickman's fundraising efforts for the Not for Sale Campaign to combat human trafficking.
¦ Kevin A. Roberts
Hickman student Trey Nelson, 17, promotes a "car bash" to raise money that will be contributed to the Not for Sale Campaign to stop human trafficking. This car was donated for the fundraiser, organized by courtwarming candidate Drew Mitrisin. If his fundraiser brings in more money for the campaign than the other male candidates, Mitrisin will be named Courtwarming King at the Hickman basketball game on Feb. 6.
¦ Beth Suda
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