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Often in schools we have a casual clothes day and bring in a gold coin donation which is given to a variety of charities. At Star of the Sea School, we recently had a can drive where every child in the school bought in a can of soup which was then donated to a local homeless shelter. To make this giving more real, we had a small ceremony where children sang “Heal The World”. Then each child respectfully brought up their can and placed it in a large heart shape while reflective music was playing. It was a wonderful visual and a reminder that small things can make a difference when we work together.
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Comment by Heath McCabe on August 30, 2009 at 5:00am - I really like this idea Anita. As we have brainstormed ideas to expand our introductory community service programme beyond help around the home and neighbourhood, world vision fundraising and daffodil day, the idea of doing something for Perth's homeless was raised but getting all 25 boys to the soup kitchen early morning... Taking your idea, provides a tangible action which I am sure the students would take a lot from.
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Comment by Jenny Luca on June 29, 2009 at 10:21pm -
I just love this idea. The visual imagery is a powerful tool for young children and I'm sure it would be equally effective for older ones too. I hope others are inspired by your efforts and try this in their schools too.
Jenny : )
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Comment by NinaD on June 29, 2009 at 9:03pm - What a great idea. I agree we often have free dress days where the children donate a gold coin and that's it. With my young children seeing the cans of soup would make it real. We do a toy drive in our next inquiry and donate them personally to the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army come in and speak to the children. It really gets the message across to these very young children. Cheers Nina
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