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Money trail aids worthy cause

Stephen TaylorBy Stephen Taylor16 September 2015Updated:23 September 2015No Comments3 Mins Read
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Silver service: Buddhist monk The Venerable Terry oversees lines of five cent coins laid out at Patterson River Secondary College to buy books for underprivileged pupils. Picture: Yanni
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Silver service: Buddhist monk The Venerable Terry oversees lines of five cent coins laid out at Patterson River Secondary College to buy books for underprivileged pupils. Picture: Yanni
Silver service: Buddhist monk The Venerable Terry oversees lines of five cent coins laid out at Patterson River Secondary College to buy books for underprivileged pupils. Picture: Yanni

A MONEY trail event at Patterson River Secondary College has helped students raise funds to buy books for underprivileged children in Somaliland and Cambodia.

We are talking big money, too: The students raised more than $1000 – with office staff needing several trips to take the heavy load to the bank, teacher Janet Mitchell said.

The event was supported by Buddhist monk The Venerable Terry who is collecting good quality, used textbooks, as well as fiction, for orphanages, schools and universities in the African and Asian countries.

Ms Mitchell said the school has been involved in the program for four years. “Exercise books are a luxury in both places and few kids get them, so we had a fundraiser at the school to raise money to buy exercise books to send over,” she said.

“The competition between years 7 and 9 form groups involved a silver coin challenge. The students had to collect five cent pieces and other silver coins and lay them out in a straight line in the basketball stadium. The longest line won.

“The winning form – 7E – had more than $200 in silver coins stretching 95 metres – a fantastic effort – and 9G were the next best with 67 metres.

“It was a close competition – but the real winners will be the kids in those countries who will receive an exercise book, pencil and eraser. This will allow them to erase the pencil marks and reuse the book when it is filled. Our kids were brilliant and extremely enthusiastic.”

Somaliland-Australian Friendship Foundation president Mohamed Hussein praised the donation as “very significant and deeply appreciated”.

“I have discussed with you the various and consistent challenges that our people regularly face back home, especially when it comes to dealing and struggling with education needs and other health related matters,” he said.

“The contribution that you have made towards this noble initiative will be immensely appreciated and will be provided to the desperately needy people of Somaliland, who are extremely in need of, and will forever cherish, this wonderful opportunity.

“The Somaliland schools and universities need more help than ever before, and any further assistance provided by your school or perhaps any other networks, will be deeply appreciated.”

First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 16 September 2015

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