Newark Charter Students Roll Up Their Sleeves, Earn Money to Help Puerto Rico

For many kids, school fundraisers often involve selling candy or asking family and friends for money. But for elementary students at Newark Charter School, a recent charitable effort required them to roll up their sleeves and get to work.

The “Chores for a Charter” fundraiser garnered $3,200 to help schools in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. Approximately 200 NCS students in kindergarten through sixth grade participated, signing “contracts” with family members to earn money by doing chores around the house.