students take philanthropic message to heart
Students of Year 3/4 have undertaken a range of projects this year as part of a unit of work designed to introduce students to an understanding of philanthropy as a civic responsibility. Each of the students planned their projects which were as diverse as baking cupcakes to playing the piano for nursing home residents. These young St Aidan’s students demonstrated that you are never too young to start to think of those other than yourself. •
Taylah Tyerman-Webster – collected donations of supplies (highlighted as in need by RSPCA) from friends and neighbours and donated them to the RSPCA
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Ella Brimblecombe – collected and donated approximately 60 new books (calling it Ella’s Hamper) to St Thomas’s Riverview Kindergarten (her former Kindergarten) which was badly effected by the floods
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Laura Verdasco – made and donated Christmas cards for use by residents of Sinnamon Village Nursing Home
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Ali Langford- baked cookies for, and visited, an elderly lady who lives by herself in addition to her “shave for a cure”
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Katie Vidler – visited Hopetoun Hostel and played the piano and cello to entertain the residents. She also volunteered at Bush Care
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Alix Ursulescu – organised regular visits to Hopetoun and spent time reading/chatting to one of the elderly residents
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Imogen Cusack – baked cupcakes and sold them to raise $78.90 for the Heart Foundation
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Ella Lau – collected and donated blankets to Mission Australia for distribution to the homeless
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Elisa Tamai – made perfumed candles and sold them to raise money for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter
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Emily Wilkie – made money boxes and used them to collect coins (Five Cent Friday) raising $334 for “A Brighter Future” supporting people with cerebral palsy.
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Bella Williams – hand made hair scrunchies in school colours and sold them to raise $252 which she donated to the RSPCA
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Lily Bligh – made and sold cupcakes raising $297 which was sent to World Vision Smiles Program so gifts of livestock/resources could be donated on her behalf
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Sarah Hodge – hand made bookmarks and sold them in a stall she set up in her street raising $195 which she then donated to Kids Cancer Research Trust
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Ashleigh Brant – hosted a “Riverfire Party’ at her house charging $10 admission for each guest and donated the
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Melanie Watson – baked and donated cupcakes to her church community raising $185 for Cystic Fibrosis
“Everyone’s journey, everyone’s experience through Duke of Edinburgh awards is different.” $195 she raised to Merry Makers (Sydney based dancethe group for people with disabilities) Queensland •
Chrissie Orange – hand made paper Japanese dolls, sold them and donated money to the RSPCA
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Avalon Ormiston – made and sold donuts and donated the money she raised to The Indooroopilly Lions Club to assist their charity work.
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Alexis Hogan – planted flower seedlings and donated the resulting pots of colour to her elderly neighbours.
14 huddle I december 2011