A Spotlight on LDH’s HOPE Club
Sara Rastin
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As a member of both the Newspaper Club and the HOPE Club, I bring to you a peek into what it is that the HOPE Club does on a weekly basis and what its mission is.
I’ll go over what the club’s exec, Sameer Patel, had to say. Next, a walkthrough of the meeting I attended and finally, I’ll finish off with a few direct quotes from a handful of the club’s members.
Give me a brief summary of what HOPE Club’s mission is.
In HOPE Club we try to spread experiences with multiculturalism, and we start events to support people around the world. That’s actually where the club’s name comes in, where “HOPE” stands for “Helping Other People Everywhere”. In the past, our club would regularly support Sopar’s Water Program, where wells and water-purification systems would be fundraised for parts of rural India where there is a lack of access to water.
What are you up to at this time? (March 29, 2022)
Currently, the club is finalizing plans for the Multicultural Show, as we want to end plans as soon as possible. That way, we can actually start organizing in May.
Is the club still open for others to join? How would one go about joining?
The club is still open to others! Meetings are every Tuesday after school [this has been changed to Wednesday after school] in room 301. Anyone can just hop in, we won’t kick you out!
That ends the little interview I had with Sameer.
As to what a typical meeting looks like, this meeting started with Ms. Hughes and the club exec sharing new information to the rest of the club, such as which of our plans were or were not accepted by school administration. They then listed tasks that needed to get done, and members would raise their hands to volunteer. Tasks included putting up posters for the Multicultural Show’s auditions, making posters for advertising the show and a future Scavenger Hunt (watch out for that!), and checking details such as going to the atrium to see if it’s open enough (not completely sure if that’s what was done, I wasn’t part of that group).
To end, some quotes from the members I chatted with:
“HOPE Club is a great place to celebrate similarities and differences between cultures. You can find like-minded people who also express and celebrate differences between cultures and stuff. Something that confuses people is the difference between HOPE Club and the DSU, and in my opinion, DSU focuses more on the history aspect and HOPE Club regularly focuses more on planning school events.” - Sharon Giang, grade 12 student.
Rachel Zachariah, pictured being really cool.
“I’ve been in HOPE Club for four years and it’s been a great experience.” - Angela, grade 12 student.
“I love being a part of HOPE Club because it gets me involved with the school and spreads positivity.” - Rachel Zachariah, grade 10 student.
“Being in HOPE Club really helps me use my organization skills.” - Tatwa G., grade 10 student.
That brings this spotlight to an end. I hope that if you had any questions about HOPE Club before reading, they’ve been answered. And if you’ve been thinking about joining, maybe I’ll see you at the next meeting.
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