2000 in 10 - Haiti Results
logo.gifMr Reed, Head of St Edmund’s Catholic School in Dover issued a challenge not only to St Edmund’s Catholic School, as part of the Federation of Dover Catholic Schools, but to the local community as a whole – to try to raise £2,000 in just 10 school days!

Ten school days of fundraising, and fun-raising, have followed including some outstanding contributions from students, families, local businesses and individuals.  As a community, St Edmund’s has raised money through a Boot Fair (very successful), fun run, a ‘Hats and Hairstyles for Haiti’ day (year7), sponsored silences (one student single-handedly raised £100 in sponsorship!), cake sales, 3-legged days, collections at assemblies (with a guest speaker from the International Search and Rescue Team) and culminating in a hugely successful ‘Haiti flag-themed non-uniform day’ on Friday February 5th.

By 2pm on Friday, St Edmund’s staff (willingly volunteering to keep count) declared that we had not only met, but passed our target of £2,000 – and the money is still coming in!  We have still to have further sponsored silences, fashion / talent shows and a host of other activities as our students continue to respond magnificently to the plight of those in Haiti.

Our website will still hold information about other forthcoming events, so please keep checking.

As Head of St Edmund’s I am extremely proud to announce that our 2000 in 10 challenge has been overwhelmingly successful – I would like to thank all of our contributors for their support of this appeal, and in particular all of the staff and students of the school and federation who have given their time, their energy and their money to the survivors in Haiti.  Well done, and thank you – we did it!

You can still donate, and still take part - let’s keep making a difference!
 
Mr A Reed - Head of St Edmund's School

 
2000 in 10 – Haiti Challenge

2000 in 10 – St Edmund’s Catholic School HAITI CHALLENGE


St. Edmund's LogoSt Edmund’s Catholic School, as part of the Federation of Dover Catholic Schools has issued a challenge to students, parents, local community and local businesses – we are aiming to collect £2,000 in just 10 days to support those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.

No one can remain untouched by the startling scenes that we saw in Haiti after the earthquake struck, and so St Edmund’s students have responded and want to make a difference with the local community of Dover.

What we are doing:

 
•     Boot fair at the school Saturday 23rd January (9am) which will support the appeal
•     ‘Themed day’ where students will wear the colours of the Haitian flag (blue at the top, red below)               on Friday 5th February
•     Cake sales, talent shows and other fundraising events still to come

What you can do:

 
Please make a donation through St Edmund’s -  there will be collection points at St Edmund’s school every day over the next two weeks – we would love to add our donations to yours to exceed our target.

Join in the activities that will be hosted at St Edmund’s – details will be updated on our website.
 

Information for students


  • Please speak to your family and friends, talk to them about the disaster in Haiti, and ask if they can make a donation – however small.

  • Bring the money into school, and make your donation through the school office.

  • Ask parents / family if they are already collecting at work – if not, maybe they could be the one to start a collection, or suggest that we ‘pool’ our donations all together to demonstrate that we are one community.

  • We are trying to meet the “2000 in 10” target - £2,000 in ten days.  To help that, there will be a ‘themed’ Tag day on Friday 5th February when we will be asking students to dress in Haitian flag colours (blue top, red below) – at the cost of £1 each.

 
I would be overjoyed if, as a local community, we can not only meet but exceed our £2,000 target in the next ten days – with everyone’s help we can do it!

Anything you and your friends can do to raise money for the people of Haiti would be greatly appreciated.
 
In our recent OfSTED report, this was said about St Edmund’s…

“The school has established outstanding support for and participation in the wider community, in which students play a key role” – Let’s show them they were right!

Thank you in advance for your support – together we can make a difference to the people of Haiti

A Reed

Mr A Reed
Head of St Edmund’s School
 
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