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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Guide Weather Subscribe Contact Us January 13, 2005 AHS students create 'The Sound of Hope' By Bill Choy Ashland Daily Tidings When Christina Lacy saw the devastation last month's tsunami in East Asia caused, she knew she wanted to play a role in giving them aid. The Ashland High School junior, 16, got together with friend Andrew Ainsworth, 17, an AHS senior, to put together a benefit concert, with the donations going to UNICEF to benefit tsunami relief. "The Sound of Hope" tsunami relief benefit concert is scheduled at the Historic Ashland Armory on Jan. 21. "It's the biggest crisis I've seen in my life and I thought I should do something to help," Lacy said. "With all the resources we have in America we should use them to help other people. ... It's the right thing to do" Ainsworth said when he heard what Lacy planned to do, he knew he wanted to be a part of it. "I thought it was important to do something where the entire community could help," he said. "There's no reason to think we're better than everyone else. If we don't help out, we're isolating ourselves from the rest of the world." In a short period of time, they were able to get the venue, donated by armory owner Alan DeBoer, and community sponsorship from groups such as Southern Oregon University, the high school, Ashland Fiber Network, Artisan Press, the Rotary Clubs of Ashland, and the city. They hope to raise from $3,000 to $7,500 from the event. Their leadership advisor, Aaron Sturdevant, said he has been impressed with how dedicated they have been to make the benefit concert a reality. "It's so nice to see them take this leadership role and how efficient they've been getting this done," he said. "I can't think of a more important thing than to care about people and to help out." The concert, which begins at 6 p.m., will feature a variety of performers from the community, AHS and SOU. At 9 p.m., a live band will perform. Tickets are $10 and are available at Paddington Station, SOU, and at AHS. Tickets will be $15 at the door. Several other local schools are working to help tsunami victims. At SOU, the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group is helping organize a fundraiser, with the goal of raising $2,000 by mid-February for tsunami relief. So far, about $300 has been raised since late last week said Gina Lutz, OSPIRG organizer at SOU. "It's been amazing to see everyone pull together to serve others," Lutz said. "It's a huge disaster and people want to help the victims." Talent Middle School is organizing a penny fund drive for tsunami victims by having teachers face "Fear Factor"-style challenges at a school assembly on Jan. 21. This includes performing in a obstacle course and handling animals such as tarantulas and snakes. The idea came from the school's leadership class said secretary and leadership advisor Judy Casad. "I'm just spellbound by these kids," she said. "They are not in that 'me' world yet and are compassionate and caring." Ashland Middle School plans to donate the proceeds from a skate night held on Tuesday to tsunami relief. DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Slippers Women's & Men's Slippers Ceramic Piggy Banks heloc libor rate Calenders 2005 Calender 2005 Accelerate Weightloss Products Memory Foam Mattress afsa studentloans home equity loans teleconferencing W2 Forms fasa student loans Matchmaking & Dating Scripts African Safari Conference Calls - $50/Month Security Systems student loan consolidation wholesale diamonds Currancy Exchange web conferencing Online Casinos Community Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams