The Happiness of Giving

 

By Yebeen Kil

The hallways of the Dalat high school buildings lit up colorfully as the students moved from one room to the next, trying to get to their next classes. On the 23rd of September, students donated RM 10 each to the Student Impact Club’s charity fundraiser in order to participate in No Uniform Day. The students received a ribbon—that they could pin to their clothes—after they made their donation, showing that they had paid to wear their own clothes. Students of all grades took this opportunity to express themselves and to have fun. The middle school students dressed up in animal costumes such as lions and unicorns, while some of the high schoolers wore matching outfits.

 

Students were to wear one of the corresponding colors, orange, green, white, blue, or pink. These colors all symbolized things that the students could support. If students supported the homeless, they could wear the color white. The color orange meant that the students supported orphans, green meant supporting animals, blue meant supporting the refugees, and pink meant supporting breast cancer victims.

 

Teachers enjoyed watching their students come to class in clothes other than their uniforms. “My highlight was seeing how much fun everyone had expressing themselves.  Everyone let out their inner fashion beast… This year’s senior guys reminded me of elementary kids. They had zero self-control in class and couldn’t focus at all,” said Mr. Kirk Ronzheimer. The senior boys decided to come in matching outfits—a pink shirt, blazer, swim shorts, ties, and clashing hats along with accessories. Wherever they went, they were the center of attention.

 

“Mycah Winsor (12) and I started it, and while we were talking about it during lunch, the other boys jumped in,” said Jeremy Kim (12). “So we made a group chat with all the guys, and everyone started throwing in ideas,” he added.

 

The charity fundraiser run by the Student Impact Club ended successfully, earning more than RM 10,400. Although simple, this event gave an opportunity for the students to give to the needy while being able to have fun at the same time.