When something goes wrong somewhere in our world, it does not just affect the people in that area, it affects everybody. Even if something that happens 2,500 miles away. On April 15, in Boston, MA, two bombs went off at the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon. The bombs killed three people and injured hundreds. Everywhere around the world people were discussing the tragedy, but one girl did not want to talk about it — she wanted to do something about it.
Senior Molly Bowes-Janzen, the president of DECA, contacted her teacher, Rob Lange, that afternoon and expressed to him how she wanted to raise money for the victims of Boston.
When asked why she was so dedicated to this cause, Bowers-Janzen said, “It kind of hit close to home. I was choosing between ASU and University of Connecticut and open house was that week. My mom wanted to take me to the race and meet her friend at the finish line. When I heard about the bombing, I felt horrible and thought it could have been me there.”
While talking to Principal Dan Serrano, he uttered his opinion about the fundraiser “A group here always steps up at this school to help, and I think that’s amazing.”
DECA ended up raising $550 for the American Red Cross of Boston, Massachusetts Bay. Along with their fundraising, they also sent a banner with 148 signatures from students at the school.
All in all, this school made a difference in some way or another for those victims, and all it took was one girl speaking out and wanting to make that difference in this world.
