For the past 18 years, the students at Lacombe Upper Elementary School (LUES) have raised funds to impact the lives of children around the world through A Better World (ABW). This year they participated in a program to fundraise and help buy desks for children in Kenya and on May 31 they presented a cheque for $652. The donation was matched by ABW, totalling $1,300 will be used to buy desks, enough to furnish one classroom for 40 children.(Submitted)

For the past 18 years, the students at Lacombe Upper Elementary School (LUES) have raised funds to impact the lives of children around the world through A Better World (ABW). This year they participated in a program to fundraise and help buy desks for children in Kenya and on May 31 they presented a cheque for $652. The donation was matched by ABW, totalling $1,300 will be used to buy desks, enough to furnish one classroom for 40 children.(Submitted)

Lacombe Upper Elementary students make the world a bit better

For the past 18 years, the students at Lacombe Upper Elementary School (LUES) have raised funds to impact the lives of children around the world through A Better World (ABW). This year they participated in a program to fundraise and help buy desks for children in Kenya and on May 31 they presented a cheque for $652. The donation was matched by ABW, totalling $1,300 will be used to buy desks, enough to furnish one classroom for 40 children.(Submitted)

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