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Residents of Bonner Springs are opening their hearts to the people of Haiti as several organizations plan fundraising efforts.

Following the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the area, rocked Haiti on Tuesday, Jan. 12, Bonner Springs residents have decided to step up and send relief to those suffering.

At Clark Middle School, Anna Wiley, faculty sponsor of the Family Career and Community Leaders of America club, has students who took it upon themselves to start a fundraiser.

“I have sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders and in each class they said their hearts were going out to Haiti people,” Wiley said. “They just felt so bad for them.”

The club has been collecting money at lunch since Thursday and plans to keep the collection going through next Tuesday.

Other organizations, like the Rotary Club, have also started their help efforts.

The Bonner Springs Rotary Club recently made 50 health kits for Haiti for Heart to Heart.

For those interested in getting involved, the Bonner Springs Union Bank and Trust, 309 Oak., is a collection point for the Red Cross International Response Fund. People can walk in a donate toward to the cause.

“I think it’s on everybody’s mind,” said Paul Bush, regional president of Union Bank and Trust.

To read about what more local organizations are doing to help, check out next Thursday’s edition of the Chieftain.

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