Central Students Donate $2,000 to Local Humane Society

Advanced marketing classes at Central High School have been working hard recently, not only to earn good grades, but also to collect as much money as possible for the Vanderburgh Humane Society (VHS). The students collected $2,020.27 for the VHS after completing a school project that had them emulating the television show, “The Apprentice.”
The project, a partnership among Evansville Federal Credit Union, Public Education Foundation and Central High School Marketing Teachers Sherry Dockery and Mike Owen, began with students naming their teams and brainstorming ideas on how to best raise money. With the help of the Public Education Foundation (PEF), each of the 12 teams was given $60 to be used for any purpose related to the project. Fundraising ideas included collecting change and donations; selling t-shirts, sweatshirts, food items and spirit bracelets; and selling chances for a membership at Bob’s Gym and Island Rayz. Students also orchestrated a fundraising event at Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt.
“We saw this project as a way to not only teach teamwork and presentation skills, but also as a way to get the students involved in the community,” says Taunya King, marketing specialist for Evansville Federal Credit Union. “The students really took this opportunity to give back and made the most of it. We couldn’t be more proud of their hard work and commitment.”
All funds raised will be donated to the VHS. As part of the project, students visited the humane society and spoke with officials about the organization and how it serves the community.