Kids To The Rescue

What a fantastic idea! As reported in the St. Paul Pioner Press, two Twin Cities schoolgirls came up with the idea for Kids To The Rescue, a fundraising effort to aid Katrina victims.

What's so unique about that? First off, their goal - $54 million. But more important, the way they came up with that goal - it represents one dollar for every K-12 student in America. The girls hope to get every single student in the land to donate a single dollar to help the relief effort. They figure that every kid can afford $1 of their own (they want the effort to be KIDS to the rescue, not their parents).

The girls have partnered with the Salvation Army to help organize what's sure to be a massive project. They've already raised more than $10,000 (that's 10,000 kids who have pitched in), and have set up a web site at www.kidstotherescue.org to get the word out, and help schools set up the program locally.

As one of the girls, Rachel, says: "Just because we're younger doesn't mean kids can't make a difference. Kids can do almost the same things as adults; they can make a difference. It makes me feel really good."