A group of eighth graders had to cancel their end-of-year trip. Instead they used the trip fund to help a group in need

These eighth-graders spent the entire year raising $2,800 for a rafting trip. Rather than mope after the trip's cancellation, they chose to make a major impact by using the money to help the Navajo Nation, which is struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Eighth-graders at the Waldorf School in Santa Fe, New Mexico had spent the entire year raising $2,800 for their rafting trip, a thrilling end to their time in middle school. But then came Covid-19.

Rather than mope after the trip's cancellation, the students chose to make a major impact on the lives of others by using the money to help the Navajo Nation, which is struggling amid the pandemic.In May, the Navajo Nation surpassed New York and New Jersey for the highest per-capita coronavirus infection rate in the US -- another sign of Covid-19's disproportionate impact on minority communities.

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