Senior Project: Save Lives!

Juanita High School Senior, Jessica Winkler took on malaria through her Senior Class project. Utilizing a power-point presentation of her own making, informational display boards, photos, and music; Winkler educated students and parents about malaria, while raising funds for Malaria No More. Through her three-day fundraiser that kicked off on Malaria Awareness Day (April 25th), Winkler was able raise $800. She even went so far as to create a mosquito rubber stamp, which she used to stamp the hands of donors. Her commitment and passion for fighting malaria also led Winkler to research the disease at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, the world's largest non-profit biomedical research facility in the world, specializing in diseases that plague developing countries.