What is Ribbon Warriors?
Ribbon Warriors, formerly known as St. Baldrick's, is a fundraiser for families affiliated with Howell Public Schools who have been affected by cancer. Interact Club partnered with St. Baldrick's from 2012 to 2015, then we decided to start our own organization to keep the donation local. Our goal is to raise money for Howell Public School families impacted by cancer and raise awareness for all forms of cancer.
Who can participate?
Everyone! Students can apply to be a Ribbon Warriors Ambassador, share their cancer-related story and participate in Ribbon Warriors activities hosted by their ambassadors.
What is a Ribbon Warrior Ambassador?
Ambassadors are students who will lead the fundraising activities for their grade and be active in raising awareness within the schools and with the community.
How can I share my story? Each day of the campaign we will have students or staff share how cancer has impacted them or someone they love on the morning announcements and/or social media. We would love your help to raise awareness for all types of cancer.
I heard Ribbon Warriors have to shave their head. Is that true?
In the past, we have had students and staff shave their heads for the awareness of cancer during this event. This year we are still allowing students and staff to have the opportunity to be shave or cut and donate their hair, but doing so is not required to be selected as an ambassador.
Ribbon Warriors, formerly known as St. Baldrick's, is a fundraiser for families affiliated with Howell Public Schools who have been affected by cancer. Interact Club partnered with St. Baldrick's from 2012 to 2015, then we decided to start our own organization to keep the donation local. Our goal is to raise money for Howell Public School families impacted by cancer and raise awareness for all forms of cancer.
Who can participate?
Everyone! Students can apply to be a Ribbon Warriors Ambassador, share their cancer-related story and participate in Ribbon Warriors activities hosted by their ambassadors.
What is a Ribbon Warrior Ambassador?
Ambassadors are students who will lead the fundraising activities for their grade and be active in raising awareness within the schools and with the community.
How can I share my story? Each day of the campaign we will have students or staff share how cancer has impacted them or someone they love on the morning announcements and/or social media. We would love your help to raise awareness for all types of cancer.
I heard Ribbon Warriors have to shave their head. Is that true?
In the past, we have had students and staff shave their heads for the awareness of cancer during this event. This year we are still allowing students and staff to have the opportunity to be shave or cut and donate their hair, but doing so is not required to be selected as an ambassador.
2022-2023
Ribbon Warriors 2023
is a big one! It is the first time since the 2019-20 school year that we were able to have student ambassadors to help fundraise! These students were Sophia Williams (dark blue) raising awareness for colon cancer, Mariana Rossi (green) raising awareness for liver cancer, Elijah Keeton (yellow) raising awareness for sarcoma, Bella Hodge (orange) raising awareness for leukemia, Ella O'Beirne (pink) raising awareness for breast cancer, Ava Deyo (white) raising awareness for lung cancer, and Jacob Clark (teal) raising awareness for ovarian-cervical cancer.
We would also like to thank all of our sponsors that helped us raise the amount that we did!
Gold Sponsors: Jonna's Market, Bank of Ann Arbor, The Hodge Family, Love Homes Team, Victory Graphics & Consulting, Archer Huntley Financial, Crosswinds Aviation, First Impressions, Meghan Reckling, Patricia Courtney, Heather Aeschliman, Michigan Environmental Controls, T&T Tractor, JCJ Contracting
Silver Sponsors: Ron Kohser, Livingston County Clerk, Robert and Michelle Ellis, Treo Cares, Jen Sebestyen
Bronze Sponsors: Kate Clark, Bill Clark, Pure Chiropractic, Chestnut Real Estate, Lisa McQueen
Gold Sponsors: Jonna's Market, Bank of Ann Arbor, The Hodge Family, Love Homes Team, Victory Graphics & Consulting, Archer Huntley Financial, Crosswinds Aviation, First Impressions, Meghan Reckling, Patricia Courtney, Heather Aeschliman, Michigan Environmental Controls, T&T Tractor, JCJ Contracting
Silver Sponsors: Ron Kohser, Livingston County Clerk, Robert and Michelle Ellis, Treo Cares, Jen Sebestyen
Bronze Sponsors: Kate Clark, Bill Clark, Pure Chiropractic, Chestnut Real Estate, Lisa McQueen
2021-2022
Ribbon Warriors 2022 was a smashing success, bringing in almost $1,600 dollars for the Fund a Life charity through an awareness week. This year interact club held a bake sale and gave students the opportunity to duct tape teachers to the wall and throw pies at them.
We would like to thank Mark Howell and find a life, as well as the highlanders who helped make this years Ribbon Warriors a success |
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2020-2021
The 2020-2021 Ribbon Warriors was a great success! Together we raised over 2,000 dollars! Thank you to all who participated. The tape your teacher to a wall fundraiser was both Covid-19 safe and raised a great sum for the ribbon warriors.
We would like to thank Mark Howell, founder of Fund a Life, for allowing us to partner with his organization. We would also like to thank all Howell students and staff who participated this year. |
2019-2020
Ribbon Warriors 2020 was an immense success. Students, staff and the community came together to raise over $8,500 during the 11 day fundraising campaign. HHS staff and students inspired us with stories of how they have been impacted by cancer. Student ambassadors led a variety of events and fundraising efforts. Seniors, Matthew Armbruster and Michael Sutton, and junior, Ryan Lane, shaved their heads in support of those battling cancer and the Varsity Boys Basketball team helped raise awareness by sporting the Camo Ribbon Warriors shirt on game day.
Thank you to Mark Howell and Fund A Life NFP for their support of this campaign and to all our corporate sponsors. Special thanks to our Teacher Mentors Kristy McDonald, Quinn Guernsey, Lisa Snider, and Lindsey Aberasturi for assisting our ambassadors and to teachers, Mary Villarreal and Kailea Marrocco, for motivating the FC students to raise over $4000 in their building alone. Funds from Ribbon Warriors 2020 are available for HPS families facing hardships due to cancer related expenses. |
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Thank you RW2020 Ambassadors & Mentors
9th Grade - Kadynce Hammond, Lauren McIntyre, Ethan Flore, Sophie Taylor, Ethan Kling, Gabriella Chain, Makenzie Cude, Braylon Park
(Teacher Mentor: Mrs. Aberasturi)
10th Grade - Alyssa Konesky, Sara Reder, Madi Dudenas
(Teacher Mentor: Lisa Snider)
11th Grade - Sariah Baley, Ryan Lane**, Vanessa Bailey, Jamesen Birdsell, Sophia Stevens, Joel Rushlow
(Teacher Mentor: Mr. Guernsey)
12th Grade - Ashley Petrie, Colin Kraft, Samantha Lee, Matthew Armbruster*, Michael Sutton**
(Teacher Mentor: Mrs. McDonald)
9th Grade - Kadynce Hammond, Lauren McIntyre, Ethan Flore, Sophie Taylor, Ethan Kling, Gabriella Chain, Makenzie Cude, Braylon Park
(Teacher Mentor: Mrs. Aberasturi)
10th Grade - Alyssa Konesky, Sara Reder, Madi Dudenas
(Teacher Mentor: Lisa Snider)
11th Grade - Sariah Baley, Ryan Lane**, Vanessa Bailey, Jamesen Birdsell, Sophia Stevens, Joel Rushlow
(Teacher Mentor: Mr. Guernsey)
12th Grade - Ashley Petrie, Colin Kraft, Samantha Lee, Matthew Armbruster*, Michael Sutton**
(Teacher Mentor: Mrs. McDonald)
2018-2019
This year, our Ribbon Warriors shavees went around the school to collect money, bringing in about $2,000 to donate to the community. We had two students and three teachers participate in shaving/dying their hair to bring attention to this cause.
2017-2018
This year, Ribbon Warriors shavees fund-raised during homecoming week and got their head shaved at homecoming prep assembly. We have 2 student shavees, Senior Hannah Holster and Senior Victoria Barnowski; and 2 staff shavees, Mr. P-Webb and Luke. The grand total from High School is $6000. We are also expanding the fundraiser to Highlander Way Middle School and Parker Middle School. In each school, 2 teachers will be chosen to compete with each other. Whoever raises the most money in each school will get their heads shaved at the end of the week during Patriot Time at Parker and Hawk Time at Highlander Way.