We decided to persevere with our commitment to helping the blind family i mentioned earlier and planned and initiated another fund raiser to help purchase furniture, plumbing, and other essential domestic products.
We ordered from the United States hundreds of candy-canes and a huge amount of cookie dough. We baked approximately 300 cookies then organized them into small bags of two. For the next week we sold them every day at break and lunch at a stall outside the canteen. I also grabbed a box full of Christmas goodies and went mobile around the school with Ahmad selling cookies and candy canes.
We raised a lot of money in the end and are waiting on a list from the habitat foundation of the items the blind family needs and there cost so we can effectively donate the money.
Although we a showing commitment to our goal of supporting the blind family there is an ethical implication. So much of our time and resources are being spent on one family there is a serious opportunity cost. While there is no question they are in serious need i have to wonder if it is fair for an overseas service to support just one family? Because we are we have lost the opportunity to donate to much more far reaching causes, like buying shoes for a huge number of school children. Some might argue we have chosen the good of the few (who are in the most need of help) over the good of the many. Its a issues we are still debating in habitat.
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