Lakeview Centennial High School’s Student Council was recently rewarded for its philanthropic efforts. The leadership-focused group participated in Carter BloodCare’s Great Grants Program, besting 15 local high schools in the running for a monetary gift.
“This program rewards high schools that have a spirited approach to supporting the community’s blood supply by hosting donation drives,” said LCHS Student Council sponsor Amy Davis. “By attending a Great Leaders Initiative conference, hosting five blood drives and achieving a goal of a 25 percent increase in the last two drives’ average, our Student Council was awarded $2,500.”
As the only local school to meet the program’s goals, Lakeview made this year’s 36 winning participating high schools list—an honorable designation to the Carter BloodCare community.
“[The Great Grants Program] is a great way to build momentum with our high school drives and help create some amazing future leaders,” said Carter BloodCare Operations Manager Tonna Buster in a press statement. “We are looking forward to these events growing every year.”
Buster is not the only one who wants to see growth in 2015-16. Lakeview’s Student Council hopes the grant they received will help them inspire peers to become more involved on campus and in the community.
“Student Council plans to use the money to instill a high level of school enthusiasm in new and incoming students,” Davis revealed. “The officers feel these actions will help increase school pride, which in turn affects participation in clubs, drives and organizations. In Student Council, this will be incalculably beneficial, as we are nothing without participation.”
Photo courtesy of Amy Davis.