I donated my dollar to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).  I also challenged my classmates in the Hilliard Memorial Middle School band to donate a dollar as well.  My band teacher is collecting donations until Friday, January 6.

Update -  I wanted to let you know that the band collected $75.75 in three days! I will be taking it to the JDRF office sometime this week.

By Cece Heard

It took me awhile to decide where I wanted to send my dollar, but after some time searching on the Internet, I believe I found the perfect place. To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) is an organization that works to help people who struggle with addiction, depression, self-injury, and suicide. I thought that this would be a great place to donate my dollar to, because there are so many people, especially youth and young adults, who struggle with these issues and need serious help. I told my friends Chelsey Sumner and Alexus Cole if they would want to donate their dollars as well, and they were all for it. We were also able to collect a few dollars from people around the church. I hope that with the money we donated to them, that they will be able to reach young people who are struggling everyday, and that their lives with become brighter. P.S. Thanks to Ms. TaNikka, Ms. Mia, Ms. Monica, and Mr. John for donating money to the cause!

We took our dollar and gave it to our bus driver. Her husband is suffering from leukemia. He had a bone marrow transplant before winter break. Now he isn't doing well. We aren't sure if he is rejecting the transplant but all we know is that he is hanging in there and it isn't looking to well. Thank you for giving us this opportunity to help Bev.

I gave my dollar to the Heart Awareness because I needed to donate money for DECA.

A friend didn’t have any money to get something to eat the day of a big game. She was a couple dollars short so I gave her a dollar. It made me feel very giving that I could use this dollar to help someone else other than myself for a change.

Once I got my dollar I waited until offering and gave back my dollar to the church and to God. I was proud of myself and it was my first instinct to give it back. That was what I did with my single dollar.

I gave my dollar to a charity that was run at my school for other schools that don’t have the funds for academic activities!

I gave the dollar to the charity “To Write Love on Her Arm” along with Nayo and Alexus. We brainstormed together and thought we could give more money to one charity. We chose this charity because it helps young women dealing with depression and suicide.

I gave my dollar to my brother’s foundation called B2B (Blessed 2 Bless).  I bought a wrist band.  The foundation is about giving clothes to the homeless and I gave my dollar to them.

I gave a homeless man $2 for food. I also gave a boy at my school a dollar so he could have enough money to buy food at lunch.

At our school, which is Genoa Middle School, we did a school fundraiser to raise money for charities. They sold Valentine suckers for 1 dollar. I donated 4 dollars to the charity.

I gave a homeless person $1 dollar for food. I choose to do this because I feel bad for the people that don’t have a home or food. Also, that is the right thing to do to help someone.

I gave 2 dollars to a homeless person in the church for food. I gave it to this person because they needed it more than I did.

What I did with my $1 was I gave it to a homeless person along with 7 other dollars… :)

I gave my dollar to a sickle cell charity :)

I gave it to my mom.

Gave it to a choir member because he was thirsty.

I gave it to the church.

I gave it to someone at school for lunch money because I'm cool with them and I respect and trust them.

I gave my dollar to a friend who needed lunch money one day at school…. Giving back to charity :)

I gave it to my cousin.

I gave it to church.

I gave a dollar to a homeless person standing a 71 North exit ramp.