Struck by disaster
Paige Peterson, a 14-year-old Wood Middle School student, designed a T-shirt to raise funds for earthquake victims in Haiti.
The devastating January earthquake in Haiti grabbed the world’s attention like few natural disasters before it. Locally, a slew of fundraisers and benefit events have been held to raise money and aid for the millions of Haitians and others affected by the magnitude 7.0 quake that killed an estimated 230,000 people. These have included a Hoops for Haiti event at a Wilsonville High School basketball game, a walk-a-thon and other fundraisers.