Prayer is not allowed in a public school because the U.S. Constitution calls for separation of Church and State. After the prayers, the students voted in a secret ballot. 500 people marched to end the buying and selling of children or adults. The goal of the project is to attack poverty in poor, developing countries. Operation Day's Work is student run.
Students choose one poor country each year to learn about AND to help.
Students help by accepting from non-governmental organizations proposals for educational projects. The goal is for students to choose one educational project from those submitted. Students involved then raise funds to finance that proposal and make it a reality. They voted to help Haiti. Students agreed to work ONE DAY for the project and to donate ALL the money raised on that ONE DAy to the project.