Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Go Beyond Barrington student volunteers took a second trip to Joplin, during spring break, to help rebuild tornado-devastated Joplin, MO.
Go Beyond Barrington teens were one of the groups honored in the video which won Barrington High School a visit from Rihanna, last week. But student organizers were already gone when Rihanna arrived. They were in Joplin, MO, helping to rebuild the community devastated by a tornado May 22, 2011. This was the second visit to Joplin for Go Beyond Barrington Ryan Burgoon, a BHS senior, said when the organization arrived in Joplin, in February, 2012, they found that the debris had been cleaned up, but the town had been decimated. “They had no homes and they still needed a lot of help This year we wanted to raise funds to build a home with Habitat for Humanity,” Burgoon said. Go Beyond Barrington raised $25,000 through a variety of …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Jake Herb, founder of "Go Beyond Barrington" was named a distinguished finalist in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
The founder of "Go Beyond Barrington" at Barrington High School was named one of Illinois' top volunteers of 2013 by Prudential. Jake Herb, 16, is one of eight distinguished finalists in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a national program honoring middle level and high school students for outstanding volunteer service. Herb founded "Go Beyond Barrington," a nonprofit at Barrington High School that has raised $35,000 for Joplin, Mo. tornado relief efforts. The town was devastated by the natural disaster in May of 2011. The group has provided Joplin High School with $18,000 to buy new technology supplies, and $17,000 to help rebuild a families home. To learn more about the group and how you can help, visit www.…
Friday, September 14, 2012
The group is raising money to rebuild a home in Joplin, Missouri.
A group of Barrington High School students is making a difference in the lives of others. The club called Go Beyond Barrington was started last year as a way for students to empower those in need outside of the Barrington area. After a tornado devastated the town of Joplin, Missouri, killing 157 people and destroying thousands of homes, the students to dedicate their efforts toward helping Joplin rebuild. They raised $18,000 that went to the engineering program at Joplin High School. “We went down there and saw the destruction first hand and it inspired us to make a change on a personal level by actually helping a family there,” said Becca Mooney, a Barrington High School Junior and Board Member with Go Beyond Barrington. This year, the …
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