The Foreign Language Club at Winton Woods High School is reaching out across the world by supporting Doctors Without Borders, an international medical humanitarian organization that assists people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe. On June 9, Jacinte Lytle, the school’s French teacher and the advisor of the Foreign Language Club, sent the organization a check for $850.00.

At the beginning of the school year, Jacinte met with two of her former French III students, Anna Nkrumah and Brianne James, to form a Foreign Club at the school. “Little did I know what they had envisioned as their primary focus for our club,” said Lytle. As the group discussed the importance of community service, the girls explained that they wanted their focus to be on Darfur, Sudan. “As a club, we feverishly brainstormed fundraising ideas and activities in support of our main goal: raising money for the children of Darfur,” said Lytle.

Club members held bake sales before the holidays, promoted French holidays such as St. Nicholas on Dec. 6, had a Mardi Gras celebration with the entire school, and sold food at the school’s end-of-year Powder Puff football game.  Though club members wanted to purchase T-shirts, they decided the children of Darfur needed the funds much more. “As the Foreign Language Club advisor, I was never so proud of our Winton Woods High School students,” said Lytle.

At the end of the school year, the club had accumulated $850.00. “Doctors Without Borders was chosen as the recipient because of the compassion, dedication, and heart they give to those who are in need, like the children of Darfur,” said Lytle.   

Members of this year’s Foreign Language Club at Winton Woods High School were: President Anna Nkrumah, Vice President Brianne James, Secretary Hawa Keelson, Photographer Gabriela Sanchez, Suniti Nelson, Rebecca Lowery, Bernice Adinkra, Ethelinda Adinkra, Emmanuel Adjei, Tresor Vunda, Asha Waller, Ji Hyun Song and Vicky Maria Perez.