Student Council recently raised over $2700 for families in the Delaware County Juvenile Court System through its “Dogs and Donuts” fundraiser.

“In order to encourage all of the student body to participate in our fundraiser, we decided to award the third period class that donates the most money with donuts for the entire class,” Senior Officer Abhi Boda said. “In addition, the class will earn a session with the therapy dogs.”

While many classes raised large amounts of money, Mr. Marinelli’s third period class raised the most, followed by Mrs. Elis’ and Mrs. Johnson’s classes.

“The friendly competition tends to excite both students and staff to participate in our events,” Boda said. “It creates a positive atmosphere surrounding service and volunteerism, which is what Student Council seeks to promote.”

To administer large fundraisers like “Dogs and Donuts”, Student Council collects donations from around the school during the third period.

“Volunteers visited classes throughout the week to inform students and staff about the fundraiser and encourage them to donate,” Boda said. “With over 200 Student Council members, we were able to visit every class at OLHS.”

Student Council fundraises for a wide variety of organizations, including organizations like the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and BuckeyeThon. But this fundraiser was the first time that Student Council donated to a more local effort.

“The proceeds will be used to buy cereal boxes for families in need in Delaware County,” Boda said. “The cereal boxes will be used to put together Thanksgiving meals and pantry boxes for the families.”

In total, Student Council was able to purchase and donate more than 1000 cereal boxes to the Delaware County Juvenile Court System.

“The success of the ‘Dogs and Donuts’ fundraiser has made us really excited about our future fundraising efforts,” Boda said. “It is incredible to see students and staff at OLHS unite to truly make a significant impact on their communities.”