Yea For Toys is Back

This holiday season, the National Honor Society here at North is putting on its annual fundraiser Yea for Toys. The fundraiser is to provide poor families with an awesome Christmas at North that they can’t get on their own. Thanks to the National Honor Society, this is probably one of the best gifts these families can ever be given.
The Yea for Toys fundraiser was started back in 1999 by Mr. DuFresne and his wife (who is also a teacher here at North). How it works is each 1st hour class will put money in their 1st hour teacher’s stocking and try to average at least $7.50 per student in the class. If the class gets an average of $7.50 per student, then the class will get milk and cookies. And the top 3 classes with the most amount of money averaged will get a breakfast before finals start.
“It’s the National Honor Society’s favorite event of the year,” said Mr. Kopp, who is also a big supporter of the event. “It’s also fun to see the kids open the gifts the NHS bought for them and see what an impact they made on the kids’ lives.” This year, our goal is to raise $6,000-$8,000 for Yea for Toys. The money is used to put on the party with catered-in food, giving gift cards to Cub Foods to families and sometimes to buy gifts for the kids who come to the parties. And better yet, North provides an opportunity for kids to see their noncustodial parents.
“It’s a really good program for the kids and it goes to a really great cause,” said Sarah Boudlali (Junior), who is a member of North’s National Honor Society. “It would help out a lot if students donate money for this.” On a wall in the lobby, you can see how far each class has gotten in the Yea For Toys fundraiser with their colored stocking. Make donations as soon as you can, because those stockings fill up really fast!