Furthermore, she said, “Sometimes as students, and I remember doing this as well, it is easy to get stuck in thinking, ‘Oh, I’m forced to be here’ or ‘I hate doing so much work, this is awful.’ We can forget how much this quality education bene ts us in our futures when we want to go into college or a trade school or even the workforce. To be able to even help out one student receive the education they need to succeed is incredibly important to me.” She concluded, saying, “We send the money and a letter to our sister school in Nairobi, Kenya after the drive. Throughout the year the students send back notes of thanks with information of how the money has speci cally helped them. Hearing from the students themselves helps us see how much of an impact donating the cost of a fancy coffee drink can achieve. All communication, at least for last year and this year, occurs through letters!”

“The international drive means the chance of helping students that are less fortunate than I am, who don’t have the supplies that they need for their education,” said Jonathan Torrea ’21. “Luckily, I haven’t been in a situation where I was less fortune because my parent always make sure they prioritize my educational needs.”