Fund Drive Results

Extra fundraising is needed to help cover costs at EMHS.  The necessities such as supplies, electricity bills, and teacher payments are not covered in the student tuition.  Such expenses are  paid off by the Christmas Fund Drive.

In 1955, students at EMHS started the Fund Drive.  Students would donated a selected about of workdays to EMHS.  Now, the Fund Drive is run a little differently.  The Christmas Fund Drive is an annual event which students ask for donations from friends and family to support EMHS.  Students are encouraged to fully participate in the Fund Drive through personal contacts, letter writing, donating work wages, or through phone-a-thon.  Personal contacts are made when a student asks persons to give a donation to EMHS.  A student must make five contacts to fully participate.

Letter writing is another option available to participate in the Fund Drive.  To fully participate, students need to write ten letters to alumni of EMHS asking them to consider a donation.  A popular way to participate for Junior and Seniors is through phone-a-thon.  On selected nights before Christmas break, phones are set up in the library for students to participate in the phone-a-thon.  Each participant is given a list of alumni phone numbers, whom they call and ask for a donation to EMHS.

This year, the EMHS student body surpassed its goal of $130,000, earning $143,265.63.  Since we made our goal, for the first time ever, students at EMHS are aloud to wear shorts.  This new change in dress was made possiblel by the creative thinking of the Christmas Fund Drive.  In addition to wearing shorts, there were several drawings in each grade fro cash prizes for those who participated over the recommended amount.  Mrs. Lynn Leischner, the Annual Fund and Alumni Coordinator at EMHS, said she hopes that students honor the dress code so we will be able to keep shorts at EMHS.

- Rose Jantzi