Middle School Kindness Week 2012 Patrícia Mesquita, Ms Pastoral Care Leader
This year, we celebrated the 7th Middle School Kind-
tuna and potato starch (fécula de batata). Each donation
ness Week from the 28th of May to the 1st of June.
contributed with a point towards the House of its donor.
Taking into consideration the current economic crisis and
The collection took place between the 28th and 31st of
the increasing number of families in need, we decided
May. At the beginning, donations were slow to arrive
to work with the institution Coração da Cidade. As you
but with the incentive work of the Middle School Form
may know, this institution operates in the Oporto city
Teachers and the little competition factor, the food col-
and part of their actions is to work with the Oporto com-
lection soon became a very visual tower of items for
munity by providing a series of services to needy fami-
each House. We managed to collect 1021 items in total!
lies. They give support to 1500 users of their services,
On Friday, 1st of June, students participated in Inter-
providing around 700 meals per day, distributing ham-
House teambuilding activities during the afternoon
pers to the unemployed families (500 children), providing
where they earned further House points and learned
medicines, layettes to the mothers with no resources
something more about sustainability and the importance
and several support services to children and young peo-
of team work. At the end all points were added and the
ple. Mrs Milene Gasparini, a CLIP mother who works
House winner ‘Kappa’ announced.
with this institution, was the mentor of this project and
On the following week, Mr. Amadeu Santos, a represent-
approached CLIP, confident in our willingness to help
ative from Coração da Cidade, came to the MS Assem-
and readiness to get things done.
bly to talk to our students about their project and collect
We accepted the challenge and our objective was to set
the contributions made. Students and teachers were de-
up a collection of much needed food items for Coração
lighted with his message and are looking forward to the
da Cidade, thus developing awareness to the social prob-
chance of doing something similar next year.
lems around us. Students were asked to contribute with listed non-perishable items and be part of the SUMMER INTER-HOUSE RACE FOR CHARITY. Coração da Cidade was especially in need of oil, rice, pasta, milk,
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To all the families that contributed to this activity, a big THANK YOU!