Whitfield Community Service

02/20/2020

Whitfield's annual blood drive, sponsored by the Community Service Club, is Wednesday, March 11, 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM. All parents, faculty & staff, and alumni are welcome to participate. Please allow an hour for the donation process.

To sign up, visit redcrossblood.org. In the Find A Blood Drive box in the top right corner of the page type the sponsor code: Whitfield.

Students 16 and older, who meet the weight requirement, are eligible to donate. Students who are 16 years old will need to have a parent/guardian sign a permission form. For more information click here.

Questions? Contact Andrew Asikainen at [email protected]

02/04/2020

Whitfield's Women's Alliance is partnering with the Community Service Club again this year to collect donations for St. Martha's Hall, a shelter for abused women and their children.

We will be collecting items in the community service bins from now until February 11, 2020. Requested items include toilet paper, baby wipes, umbrellas, children’s shampoo/conditioner, Target or Wal-Mart gift cards. Please place all donations carefully into the community service bins located outside of Room 302 and Woods Hall.

01/17/2020

The Whitfield's Community Service Club will be hosting service opportunities for the entire Whitfield Community on MLK Day of Service. According to NationalService.gov, "The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 20, 2020, marks the 25th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Ri...

09/03/2019

Whitfield's Community Service Club is conducting a basketball drive in support of the Literacy Initiative's Books & Basketball program. The Literacy Initiative is a non-profit organization founded by Whitfield student, Agha Haider 21. Since its founding in 2017, the Literacy Initiative has provided over 8,000 books and $3,000 dollars worth of school supplies to economically disadvantaged kids across the St. Louis area. Questions? Email Agha Haider, [email protected].

The community service club is hosting a service opportunity on Sunday, September 8th from 7:30-9:30 AM at the Ronald McDonald House in Creve Coeur on the campus of Mercy Children's Hospital.Volunteers will help prepare meals. Additional information and sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A4AAAAA2DA3FE3-ronald. For questions, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

The Whitfield's community service club is hosting a service opportunity on Sunday, September 8th from 7:30-9:30am for students and parents. Volunteers will help cook and prepare a meal for 50 people at the West County Ronald McDonald House located at 300 Ronald Mcdonald House Ln, St. Louis, MO 631...

01/25/2019

The Whitfield's Women's Alliance and Community Service Club drive to benefit St. Martha's Hall, a shelter for abused women and their children, has been extended to February 4.

Requested items include:
Journals
13 gallon trash bags
New flip flops for women
New pajamas for adult women (sizes S, M, L, XL)
Gift cards (Walmart, Target, Walgreens, Schnucks)

Donations should be placed in the Community Service Collection bins located in the hallway by room 302 and outside of Woods Hall. Thank you advance for all your donations!

01/17/2019

A reminder that Whitfield's Women's Alliance and Community Service Club have teamed up to sponsor a drive to benefit St. Martha's Hall, a shelter for abused women and their children. The drive runs until January 28. Donations should be placed in the Community Service Collection bins.

Items to be collected include:
Journals
13 gallon trash bags
New flip flops for women
New pajamas for adult women (sizes S, M, L, XL)
Gift cards (Walmart, Target, Walgreens, Schnucks)

12/12/2018

Whitfield's Community Service Club is partnering up with the Literacy Initiative to host a Winter Bash at Chesterfield Sports Fusion on Friday, December 14th from 6:30pm-8:30pm. The event theme is Green & White to represent our school colors! This is a friendly competition between three schools - Whitfield, Parkway Southwest Middle, and Kirkwood High - to see which school can bring in the most people.

Students may RSVP by clicking here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a4aaaaa2da3fe3-winter.

Please check with your parents before you RSVP for this event.

The cost is $20.99 with $5 from each ticket sold going towards the Literacy Initiative. This includes 2 hours of free play of any attraction at Sports Fusion (Golf, Laser Tag, Dodgeball, Basketball, and the Obstacle Course). Raffle tickets ($5 each) will also be available to purchase for a chance to win a CPK gift card or a gift basket courtesy of Firehouse Subs and Chick-fil-A.

The proceeds raised from this event will directly benefit elementary schools in the Ferguson-Florissant School District by providing supplies to students.

The Whitfield community service club is partnering up with the Literacy Initiative to host a Winter Bash at Chesterfield Sports Fusion on Friday, December 14th from 6:30pm-8:30pm. The cost is $20.99 with $5 from each ticket sold going towards the Literacy Initiative. This includes 2 hours of free pl...

11/12/2018

The Community Service Club is hosting a book drive in support of the Literacy Initiative (https://literacy-initiative.org/), an organization founded by Agha Haider '21. The drive begins Tuesday, November 13th and ends Thursday, November 15th. We are collecting new and gently-used books for kids in grades 3-5. Donations may be dropped off in the Community Service Club collection bins located outside of Woods Hall and in the English commons.

The book donations from this drive will go to students at Airport, Lee-Hamilton, and Cool Valley elementary in the Ferguson-Florissant School District during a book giveaway event on Friday, November 16th.

The Literacy Initiative provides books and school supplies to underprivileged children throughout the St. Louis area through a variety of programs. Since its founding in 2017, the organization has provided over 6,000 books and $2,500 dollars worth of school supplies to kids throughout the St. Louis community.

Questions? Contact Agha Haider '21, [email protected].

The Literacy Initiative is an organization started by 14-year old, Agha Haider, in January of 2017. His goal is to make sure that every child has a book to read. Agha started reading at a very early age and enjoys reading immensely. In his hometown of St. Louis, people are affected by poverty and th...

10/15/2018

The Community Service Club's Halloween Costume Drive to benefit Kingdom House ends Friday, October 19th. The costumes may be new or gently-used. Please place your donations in the white Community Service Club bins (located outside Woods Hall and in the English Commons).

The costumes will be distributed to children at the Kingdom House Halloween Party on October 20th —an event hosted by Whitfield students at the Kingdom House facility. During the party, students will hand out the costumes and participate in fun activities with the children including face-painting, decorating pumpkins, and playing games.

Whitfield students will co-host the annual Halloween Party on Saturday, October 20th from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.at Kingdom House (1321 South 11th Street, St. Louis, MO 63104).

If you are interested in signing up for the party, please email faculty member Andrew Asikainen, [email protected].

Please let us know if you are able to bring items or games for use at the party. Items needed include face paint, markers and crayons, story books, and games. We also need assistance in delivering the costumes to Kingdom House on the afternoon of Friday, October 19. If you are able to help, please email Mr. Asikainen.

10/02/2018

Now through October 19th, we will collect new and gently-used Halloween costumes and accessories for Kingdom House. This annual costume drive has been a Whitfield Community Service Club tradition for over a decade and is also a great opportunity for students to give away some of their Spirit Week gear!

The costumes we collect will be distributed at the Kingdom House Halloween Party on October 20th —an event hosted by Whitfield students at the Kingdom House facility. Details about volunteering at the party will be shared at Morning Assembly and on Whitfield’s social media platforms.

Please place your donations in the white Community Service Club bins (located outside Woods Hall and in the English Commons).

Questions? Please email amelia.fujii20whitfieldschool.org or [email protected]

Let's all work together to support Kingdom House and throw an amazing party for children who can't afford to dress up. It is very special and memorable for them!

Sincerely,
Amelia Fujii and Agha Haider
Co-Presidents of Community Service Club

04/28/2018

Our final community service drive for year is for Clothes 4 Confidence, a non-for-profit started by Sophia Chrysler, Class 2018. Clothes 4 Confidence works towards building confidence and readiness for the classroom through new individualized outfits. This drive will be for "backpack stuffers" such as new school supplies, nail polish and other simple make up like mascara, perfume and cologne, and socks. These items need to be new since we are trying to help these middle school and high school students feel special, confident, and ready for the classroom. Please place all donations carefully into the community service bins located in the English Hallway and outside Woods Hall. The drive started on April 24 and will end on Thursday, May 10.
If you would like to make a larger donation by shopping for a specific student, please contact Sophia Chrysler at [email protected]. This will take place over the summer. If you are interested, you will be assigned a student to shop for. This is our main drive and our goal is to collect 100 individualized outfits for 100 specific students.

Thank you!