Ealing Students' Charity Fundraising

St Augustine's pupils help Oxfam and Renewable World

Students at an Ealing school have raised funds to help Haiti following the Hurricane.

In early October Hurricane Matthew swept through Haiti causing devastation and death. Several members of St Augustine's Sixth Form decided to respond to this natural disaster by raising money in the Senior School for the Oxfam Haiti appeal.  Mr Chappory, Head of Geography, commented, ‘Haiti is one of those countries with greater levels of vulnerability to natural hazards because their level of economic development makes them less resilient’.

Over £250 was collected and the Sixth Formers gathered to build the money into the spiral shape of a hurricane laid on a map of Haiti before sending the money raised to Oxfam.  Serena Gray, Lower VI, said ‘we are proud that our community was able to raise so much, we are glad to be able to help’.  This initiative is a great example of the girls responding to need, in thought and action.

In another initiative, Friday 18th November saw Sixth Formers hold ‘Fright Night’, an evening of eeriness at St Augustine’s Priory.  Through this event the Sixth Form raised over £300 for Renewable World, a charity dedicated to providing renewable and affordable energy services in developing countries.

The Sixth Form worked to achieve the right atmosphere and ensure that everything ran smoothly.  It was already darkening into night at 4.30pm when pupils from Year 7 and up were guided around a darkened school by costumed Sixth Formers, seeing some fearsome sights.

Visiting various rooms the girls were treated to a torrent of mysterious happenings.  Teachers had risen to the challenge and layers of make-up and costumes meant that they were unrecognisable and scary! Some participants were so enthused by their unnerving tour that they participated a second time!

Riddhi Amin, Upper VI, one of the organisers of the event, commented, ‘We were so pleased to have raised so much money for this worthy cause.  We all worked together and it was wonderful that the event was such a success’. 

23rd November 2016