Valencia High students are helping children in need with a charity event this week.

The Valencia High School Smile Club will be hosting a Mothers Fighting for Others Charity Event Thursday, April 30 at the Valencia High Theater.

The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $6 each. There will be performances by the VHS Hip Hop Team, VHS Open Mic and VHS Improv.

Andrew Flores, Valencia High student and Smile Club President

A Valencia High School student and president of the Smile Club, Andrew Flores, reached out to Rocky Turner, the woman who runs Mothers Fighting for Others, an organization that runs an orphanage in Africa.

“I like to know that I’m making the world a better place,” said Flores, a 16-year-old sophomore.

MFFO officials said they were proud that students took the initiative to set up the fundraiser, said Cindy Kleinfeld, a representative from the organization.

“I think this shows that the youth of today are looking to help outside of their own neighborhoods,” Turner said, “even kids of the other side of the planet.”

The purpose of the smile club is to bring smiles and support to foster agencies, orphanages, senior centers, and homeless shelters with fundraising and volunteering, according to the school’s website.

“We’re really proud of the kids, especially Andrew,” said Steven Whelan, A VHS Teacher and school representative. “He was looking for an opportunity to donate all proceeds to a charity.”

“It’s amazing when kids have the opportunity to go beyond their own community, even as far reaching as this organization,” Whelan said.

The Valencia High School theater is located at 27801 Dickason Drive, Santa Clarita.