As published in the Brantford Expositor, June 5, 2010
The children in Mr. Melfi's grade 4A class at Our Lady of Providence School raised money for Sleeping Children Around the World, a non-profit organization that provides bedkits to children of any race and/or religion living in underdeveloped and developing countries. This fundraising event was all part of Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board's Catholic Education Week, which ran during May 3 to 7 and centred around the theme of Hope.
To help the children understand and have a more hands-on approach to providing Hope in Our World, they sold candy treat bags, jumbo freezies, and donated children's hair clips by Ari's Bow-tique. Their fundraising efforts resulted in a total of $420 raised, which will be used to buy 12 bedkits. The cheque was presented to Mike Foster, the representative for SCAW, at Our Lady of Providence School on May 31.
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