Courtesy Photo (Above): When Cory Krasner and James Ralff, fifth grade stu­dents at the Freeman-Centennial School in Norfolk, learned of the devastation in Haiti caused by an earthquake and the great need for medical supplies and food, they reached out to help. They organized a Hat Day fund-raiser to raise money to donate to Project Hope. The result was a very successful effort that raised $785.79!

Project Hope, an international health education and humani­tarian assistance organization,that is helping to coordinate Hai­ti’s earthquake relief efforts by supplying the medical volunteers and medical supplies that are so badly needed.