$8 a month for milk may not seem like a lot of money, but for some of the peers to 10-year-old Haley Dellaneva in Fargo, N.D. it was too much. They were going without milk, and Haley didn’t like that. So, on June 10, Haley hosted the first “Haley’s Milk Run” to raise money so her school mates could drink milk every day! What an awesome story – way to go Haley!
Haley raise thousands of dollars for a personal cause near and dear to her – ensuring milk for students in Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo elementary schools who would otherwise go without.
Haley came up with the idea last winter, when a request was made via the school milk sheets for contributions to help cover the expense of morning milk for fellow students without the resources to pay for their own.
“The monthly charge for milk is $8. I wanted every kid in my school to be able to drink milk every day. So I went home and asked my dad if I could use my allowance and he said he had a better idea: ‘Let’s have a milk run and recruit motorcycles to help raise the money.’”
Coming from an active motorcycle family, the concept appealed to Haley, who had accompanied her dad, Paul, and mom, Brenda, on several charity rides.
Unhampered by unpredictable weather conditions that didn’t dampen spirits, approximately 70 motorcycle riders and several vehicles turned out for what Brenda described as an “awesome” show of support for the “come-rain-or-shine” event.
Haley’s overall goal was to raise $10,000. Her dad said Monday afternoon that a little over $8,000 was raised at the Sunday ride with donations still being accepted indefinitely at the West Fargo Choice Financial location, at 210 Sheyenne St., West Fargo, in an effort to reach the $10,000 mark.
Proceeds from the ride will be divided among the local elementary schools and distributed at the start of the new school year in the fall.