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Written by Kevin Thorpe
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 |
The highlight of our Christmas concert this year was the children’s stirring rendition of the song, “It’s About Love”. This beautiful little song speaks to the importance of caring, giving and sharing, suggesting that at the end of the day, it’s really all about love.
Since that fateful December evening, the song has in many ways informed much of what we have tried to do this year with our students. Indeed, over the course of the past nine months the children have raised a significant amount of money for a number of worthy causes, including UNICEF, the Food Bank, and Pennies for Patients, as well as supporting community initiatives such as Plant a Bulb Day and the upcoming Flower Pot Day.
Never a group to rest on their laurels no matter how impressive, the students continued to heed the words of that magical little song during the month of May as they prepared in earnest for the school’s annual Jump Rope for Heart event. Under the watchful eyes of Ms. Shepard and Ms. Kellie, the children spent many hours honing their skipping skills in advance of the big event. At the same time the children canvassed local neighborhoods with a vengeance, leaving no friend or relative unturned, while others took to the Internet, setting up accounts online with great success.
Finally, with the support of staff and a handful of enthusiastic parent volunteers, the children skipped their hearts out for well over an hour, consuming many bottles of water along the way. When all was said and done, our little school of 42 students had raised over $2,000. Incredibly, the caring and giving did not stop there. Just this past week the students generously donated original works of art to be auctioned of at the Garden Show. It was agreed upon by all that the proceeds would be donated to Project Hands, a wonderful organization that the school has strongly supported in the past.
Simply put, this year at Lions Bay Community School has been about love.
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