Student Founders of Ichiro's Cookies Make Donation

Palmer Trinity School students Alejandro Ichiro Miyasaka, Javi Cervera, Jackson Graeff, and Alex Fumagalli presented a $700 check to Andrew Stein, founder and executive chairman of the Orphaned Starfish Foundation. The students raised funds through their business called Ichiro’s Cookies to support the foundation.

The Orphaned Starfish Foundation was created to provide technology-based education, job training, and job placement assistance to orphans, victims of abuse, survivors of trafficking, indigenous children, at-risk youth, and refugees. The organization helps children around the world with a focus on Latin America, Asia and Africa.

“We are very proud of the philanthropic leadership our amazing students have shown,” said Patrick Roberts, head of school. “This initiative demonstrates their drive and ingenuity to benefit vulnerable youth both locally and globally.”

Ichiro’s Cookies was launched as part of Palmer Trinity School’s Social Entrepreneurship class, which was created in 2014 to equip students with the skills and experiences needed to design, launch, and run their own social change and environmental innovation ventures.