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Dan Schwab
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After collecting pledges for a day-
long vow of silence March 5 and rais-
ing money from a bake sale last week,
the Grade 5 class at St. Columban
School is expecting to donate about
$1,000 to Free the Children.
The class first became motivated to
donate to the charity during the start
of a social justice unit introduced by
teacher Deb McCarthy.
The 10 and 11 -year-olds were learn-
ing that kids their own age in poorer
parts of the world often do not have
the opportunity to go to school and
instead are forced to work to stay
alive.
"Some have to make carpets or
bricks or fireworks," says Taylor
Kinsmen, 10, who read part of a pre-
sentation prepared by the Grade 5s
to other classes before the start of
the bake sale March 12.
Kinsmen -was one of 23 students in
the class who worked on the presen-
tation, which also included making
a map of the world and identifying
areas where child labour continues
to be an issue.
Taylor and her classmates noted
that children in such countries as
Uganda, Peru and Liberia some-
times have difficulty getting access
to an education and many times end
up doing manual labour instead.
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Dan Schwab photo
Christie McCann and Kelsy Klaver,- in front, show offsome
of the goodies during the Grade 5 class's bake site at
St. Columban School March 12. Also pictured are Claire
Rocher, Branden Bouw and Noah Rohfritsch.
rights for chil-
dren," Taylor
read during the
presentation.
"These include
the right to af-
fection, priority
for relief in time
4fr of disaster and
an education ...
They should en-
joy these rights
regardless of
religion, race,
nationality or
social origin."
• Taylor says
she, hopes the
class •can - do
more to raise
awareness for
Free the Chil-
dren and the
plight of ex-
ploited kids ev-
erywhere.
"We can make
more people
care about
it," she says;
"And I hope we
• can raise a lot
of ,money for
them.,
Taylor admits
that the vow of
silence, which
the class partic-
ipated in to sup-
port the initiative started by Free
the Children, was a little difficult to
keep for the entire school day.
"It would've been hard if we didn't
have the chalkboard to use," Taylor
says.
McCarthy says the students were
given a break from the vow of silence
during the lunch hour recess.
She says the students, who were
encouraged to ask from donations
to sponsor the event from family
and close friends only, raised about
$700.
After the proceeds from the bake
sale are counted, McCarthy expects
to send about $1,000 to Free the
Children this month.
"For two days of fundraising in one
class, it's awesome," she says.
Each Grade 5 student was en-
couraged to bring in something for
the bake sale, and two long tables
covered with cookies, brownies and
muffins were up for grabs to other
classes.
McCarthy says the success of both
events is due to her class's commit-
ment to improving the lives of chil-
dren forced into a life of labour.
"The studehts were very compas-
sionate and wanted to do some-
thing," she says. "We tried to spread
the message that every little bit
helps. And especially in these tough
economic times, parents and families
have been really generous."
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Clarification
Youth involved in an altercation with a local man
returned to 'the complainant's residence *to apologize,
where the police officer located them. The officer did
not return them to apologize, as was reported in last
Week's Huron Expositor.
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