Earlier this week, upper school students dropped off a donation of 640 homemade masks at the Bay Area-based organization LifeMoves, which provides temporary housing and assistance to the local homeless population.
Outreach
Upper school students raising funds to help hungry families and small businesses
A group of Harker upper school has students launched a GoFundMe campaign last month to assist low-income families who are facing greater difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic due to job loss.
MS math chair and students offer instruction to students unable to attend school
Over spring break, middle school math chair Vandana Kadam spent her spare time teaching math online to students who were unable to attend school…
Upper school ASB and Student Council raising funds to help families affected by COVID-19
The upper school ASB and Student Council have launched a donation drive to support Silicon Valley Strong, an initiative started by San Jose Mayor Sam…
Grade 6 volunteers donate thousands of masks to local hospitals
Sixth graders Anika Akkiraju, Shloka Chawla, Pavitra Kasthuri and Danielle Steinbach spent their spring break devising a way to help medical workers dealing with…
Community of Chinese parents organizes donations for local medical workers
A group of Harker parents organized via the Chinese messaging app WeChat has been gathering and donating protective supplies to local hospitals. More than…
Student and parent send protective supplies to Michigan hospitals
In response to reports that Michigan was experiencing a troubling surge in COVID-19 cases, fourth grader Brandon Du and his mother, Yimin Zimmerer, last…
Harker parent converts distillery into producer of hand sanitizer
Earlier this week, Harker parent Virag Saksena (Riva, grade 12, and Anya, grade 8) and his team at 10th Street Distillery were recognized on…
Families use 3D printer to make face shields for hospital staff
In late March, a number of Harker families began making face shields to help local hospitals deal with a projected surge of COVID-19 patients.…
Harker parent performs tests to combat COVID-19
Harker parent Natalia Abrikosova (Alex and Hannah Micchelli, both grade 3), a doctor at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, has been working to combat…