Last Monday, Nov. 11, RBHS kicked-off the second annual Honor Flight Competition against the Jefferson City Public School District. Sponsored by Young Republicans, the event aims to raise money for the non-profit organization, Honor Flight, that raises money to fly World War II Veterans to Washington, D.C. to see their war memorial at no charge to the veterans. According to honorflight.org an average of 640 WWII veterans die every day in the United States, so the organization serves to fly as many as possible to D.C. before their time runs out.
In an attempt to raise funds and awareness for the organization, CPS and JCPS have teamed up in a competition to see who can raise the most money for Honor Flight. This is the second year of the competition and both administrations hope to see a dramatic increase in fundraising compared with last year.
BearingNews asked students:
What do you think of Honor Flight?
What are your thoughts on Honor Flight? Have you had a family member go on a flight?
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Student View: Honor Flight Fundraising Competition
November 18, 2013
The Honor Flight Logo, taken from the organisation’s official website. Used under the Fair Use Doctrine.
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