On September 23 in the Skyline cafeteria, members of the Palestinian club were selling desserts in an effort to help those affected by the San Bruno explosion.

Members were seen setting up their booth at 9 o’clock that morning with one goal in mind-to make as much money as possible.

Among the different members of the club in attendance was Juli Shehada, Club president, who was overseeing and helping with the transactions.

“We are collecting donations for the San Bruno fire victims.” Shehada said, “Because I know a lot of people lost their houses, cars, and loved ones, and this is our way of trying to help”

The theme of the sales was that all foods being sold to students were desserts originating from Palestine.

“We are selling Arabic sweets” said club member Runyah Sueeiti, “Like Baklava, Khariba, Turkish delight, and Palestinian coffee”. All of the desserts were purchased at a Belmont factory specializing in Palestinian food.

The primary goal for the club was doing all they could for the victims of the San Bruno fire.

“We feel we need to help the people who were in the fire” Shehada said, “I know we might not make much, but we feel we need to help in any way we can”

Other members felt the same way, like Runyah Sueeiti, who feels solace in knowing that the club is helping others.

“I feel really proud at what we are doing” Sueeiti said, “We’re helping to support those who were hurt in San Bruno “

By the end of the day, the group made almost 200 dollars selling their products. Prices of their desserts ranged from 50 cents to a $1.50.

Although this was the first and only day members were accepting donations on behalf of San Bruno victims, their club is no stranger to selling food for those affected by unfortunate circumstance.

Last semester they did the same thing for people in Palestine, and although they weren’t selling desserts, the theme remained Palestinian food. And according to club president Shehada, they are scheduled to do three more food sales.

Alicia Frangos an ESOL teacher who was one of the patrons that day, heard about the event through one of her students.

“I feel bad for the victims so I just wanted to help” Frangos said, “And I think it’s great that these students are taking the initiative to help out those people”