COVID-19 has hit exhausting for Accelerated Constitution Excessive Faculty in Tulare. The highschool misplaced 1000’s of {dollars} in funding, resulting in some troublesome funds cuts.
“I all the time attempt to present them with a t-shirt and a sweatshirt,” mentioned Principal Wendi Powell. “As a result of they do not have issues at house. So having the ability to present them with a t-shirt when its 100-plus levels in our city then the sweatshirt when its within the 30s and 40s.”
However that wasn’t within the books for this yr. That is the place celeb tattoo artist, Travis Ross, stepped in.
“We attempt to do a neighborhood mission in each metropolis we go to with the Misplaced Cove, and for me personally, I converse at loads of excessive colleges and juvenile dentition facilities,” mentioned Ross.
Because of the Tulare tattoo store, Physique Artwork Gallery, the MTV star heard about the highschool’s hardships.
“I personally went to a continuation college and center college, so it actually touched me,” mentioned Ross. “When Joseph hit me up and mentioned my dad works for the college, they want some funds. It was an ideal match made in heaven for us.”
Ross is holding a fundraising raffle. The prize is a full day of tattooing.
“Highschool and rising up was fairly tough for me. I used to be out and in of foster care, out and in of homes,” mentioned Ross. “I lived in a bunch of various states, and these children actually need one thing.”
Tickets are $25, and proceeds will go straight towards offering Accelerated Constitution Excessive Faculty college students one thing private to assist construct pleasure and join with their college neighborhood.
“Proper now, it is powerful with them, particularly on Zoom by the vacation season, and so they’re struggling,” defined Powell. “I simply need to give them some kind of award for what they’ve carried out.”
“They should see that somebody like myself comes from the place they got here from,” mentioned Ross. “They should see they may have that chance. They’re our future.”
They’re hoping to boost $2,500, however would gladly like to exceed that objective. To buy tickets go to the lostcovecompany.com.
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