Michigan—“Everyone can give a dollar.” That was the premise on which the Niles Seventh-day Adventist School students and staff set out to raise money for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief. For two weeks they were to ask friends and family to each give them one dollar for disaster relief.

It didn’t take long for the dollars to add up. Of course, many generous people gave them more than just one dollar. By the end of the two-week period, the school had raised $1,141. The money was given to the Michigan Conference disaster relief team.

Katlyn Pascucci shared with fellow students an answer to prayer during the Dollar Drive. She and her two cousins went door to door in their neighborhood, asking for dollar bills. It was hot and they were tired and thirsty. They did not want to quit until they had raised $100, so they stopped to pray for the rest of the money and for a drink of water. At the next house, the woman wrote them a check for $50 and also gave them three bottles of water.

Another student, Tifanie Overmeyer, asked a relative for one dollar and he handed her a $100 bill. God is good! The 54 students and four staff members at Niles School would like to encourage everyone to give. Even one dollar bills add up to bless others.

Denise Kidder, Niles Seventh-day Adventist School kindergarten teacher