Enloe Charity Ball benefits education non-profit

>>> ENLOE HIGH SCHOOL IS ON A

MISSION TO RAISE $100,000.

THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE EVERY

CHILD WITH A QUALITY EDUCATION.

JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS

EVENT IS AN THE O'BRIEN.

EMMA, THANK YOU AND WELCOME.>>

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR

QUITE SOME TIME.

LAST YEAR, AND LOW RAISE TO

$95,000 FOR THE INTERFACE --

ENLOE RAISED $95,000.

>> WE'RE RAISING MONEY FOR A

CENTER WHERE KIDS HAVE

DEVELOPMENTAL -- WHERE HALF OF

THE KIDS HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL

DISABILITIES.

THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE AN

INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE

KIDS BECAUSE 60% OF THESE KIDS

LIVE AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL

POVERTY GUIDELINE SO THEY

WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO TO AN

INCLUSIVE DAYCARE AND BE

SURROUNDED BY KIDS THAT ARE

DIFFERENT THAN THEM AS WELL AS

A LIKE.

>> IT'S GREAT TO SEE STUDENTS

HELPING YOUNGER STUDENTS.

YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR FOUR

YEARS NOW. WHAT MADE YOU

INTERESTED IN THIS?

>>I JUST REALLY LOVE THE IDEA

OF GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY

THAT HAS GIVEN US SO MUCH.

THIS YEAR, ONE OF THE GOALS IS

CHANGING THE CLASSROOM TODAY TO

CHANGE THE WORK IS TOMORROW.

THESE ARE KIDS THAT WILL BE

WORKING WITH US IN THE FUTURE

AND CARRYING ON OUR LEGACY, SO

THAT'S THE BIG THING THAT WE

WORKED WITH THIS YEAR'S,

IMPLEMENTING DIVERSITY AND

INCLUSION IN THE SCHOOLS.

>> HOW DOES THIS FUNDRAISING

ASPECT OF ALL OF THIS WORK?

>> WE HOLD MULTIPLE EVENTS,

SUCH AS CAROLING FOR DONATIONS,

A CONCERT THAT WILL BE TAKING

PLACE THIS FRIDAY, HOMER MORSE

WHERE -- HOME ROOM WARS,

CORPORATE SPONSORS, WE ACTUALLY

GOT A LARGE OFFICIAL SPONSOR

FROM OUR OFFICIAL CHARITY GOLD

SPONSOR, SO JUST REALLY

REACHING OUT TO AS MANY PEOPLE

AS WE CAN.

>> THAT'S FANTASTIC AND YOUR

11th ANNUAL CHARITY BALL TAKES

PLACE UNDER CENTER 12 FROM 7:00

-- ON DECEMBER 12 FROM 7:00 TO

11:00.

DO PEOPLE NEED TICKETS IN

ADVANCE?

>> YES YOU NEED TO BUY THEM

ONLINE.

THEY ARE GETTING READY TO SELL

OUT.

YOU CAN BUY THEM ONLINE OR

DONATE THEM TO A KID THAT

CANNOT AFFORD ONE.

>> THEY ARE SOLD OUT BY THE

TIME YOU LOG ON, YOU HAVE NO

EXCUSE, YOU CAN STILL MAKE A

DONATION. EMMA, THANK YOU SO

MUCH FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT

YOU AND YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS

ARE DOING, TAKING THE

INITIATIVE TO HELP.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US ON.