By: Quinn Riordan

For the second year, MUNUM is raising donations for the United World Schools. The United World Schools is an organization that works with communities in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Nepal to give children who are not in school access to education, jobs in the community, and work to overall benefit the community. They provide education in reading, writing, and mathematics. Additionally, they build accessible bathrooms and provide sources of clean water.

“Model UN is certainly in the realm of education, so picking something that has to do with education seemed natural,” Ryan Jansen said. “United World Schools is especially important dealing with out of school children, their impact is wider. It is a more holistic approach. It’s not just about the kids, which is very important, but it’s also about the entire community; integrating them into their societies at large, bringing people into the teaching profession and giving them a steady job. It’s just really important.”

Last year, MUNUM donated over $1,900 to United World Schools, and as of today MUNUM XXXIII has raised close to $700 and is on track to beat last year’s amount.

To raise the donations, MUNUM is selling candy grams and hosting a dinner fundraiser today, Jan. 18. For the dinner fundraiser, MUNUM has partnered with Panera, Pizza House and the Original Cottage Inn, and a large portion of the proceeds go towards this cause. At Panera, delegates must show a flyer. At Pizza House and the Original Cottage Inn delegate can just tell their server that they are with MUNUM.

“It's a great way to you know, socialize and relax while still doing good. Everyone should take advantage of it,” Jansen said.

The candy grams will continue to be sold today and tomorrow.

“They are a fun way to make the modern community smaller,” Jansen said. “There's a lot of people, we all come here to be able to have the same interests, the same passion, and the candy grams are a way of trying to bring the community together. It is just a small way to show appreciation.”