Robin Hood

Aptly named for the figure who gave money to the less fortunate, Robin Hood Week at GPS is an all-school fundraising drive coordinated by elected class representatives.

 

 

The week involves the sales of food and crafts on the school patio as classes compete to raise the most money for community and national charity organizations. The Robin Hood committee reviews the funding requests and selects the recipients. Generous donors, hard-working students, and creative salesmanship are the keys to the annual success.

 

 

In 2007, after reading Greg Mortenson's best-seller, Three Cups of Tea, students were inspired to focus their goal on building a girls' school in Pakistan. They believed that one person, or one school, really can make a difference on a global level.

 

 

With the theme of “Come Together,” the school community raised over five times the amount usually collected during the annual fundraising drive for community and national charity organizations. GPS students were delighted and proud to present a check for $60,000 to Mortenson in January at a national independent school conference at which he was the keynote speaker. Mortensen visited the campus in August 2008 to personally thank the students.

 

 

In 2008, the fundraiser turned its sights to the Chattanooga Girls' Leadership Academy, a new charter school, and the Robin Hood profits went to help with building renovations, laptop purchases, and other needs at the school.

 

 

 

 

Slides, baked goods, contests, and more are money raising events during Robin Hood week.