Elkin seventh-grader Aidan Ballard donates to the Water for South Sudan fundraiser. HOW TO DONATE Elkin City Schools seventh-graders are working to raise $1,000 to donate to the Water for South Sudan project, which helps build wells in Africa. If the class meets its fundraising goal, it will be entered in a drawing to receive an in-person or virtual visit from either the author or the inspirational main character of the book “A Long Walk to Water.” To contribute to the fundraiser: Online: Go to www.classy.org/team/336636 By mail: Send a check or money order to Elkin Middle School, 300 Elk Spur St., Elkin, NC 28621.