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McMaster University
Banner Date-May 13/06
Contact Student-Katie Graham

Students at McMaster University have been doing their part to get 
involved and make a difference through the Make Poverty History
Campaign.  Last fall, numerous clubs at McMaster, particularly UNICEF
at Mac and Engineers without Borders, ran an awareness week to promote
Make Poverty History.  In March of this year, there were many 
activities to encourage action.  The Global Citizenship Conference was
held at McMaster for the first time, and featured speakers from all
over and educational sessions.  The conference focused on global
issues, such as trade, environment, human development, peace, and human 
rights.  A few weeks later, the ?Mac fights AIDS and poverty? campaign
hosted an awareness week that i
ncluded letter signing to the
government, an information booth, as well as a dance show to raise
funds to alleviate AIDS and poverty.  This effort included numerous 
groups and clubs at McMaster, including the Fundraising Initiative Team
and the Maroons, as well as the World University Services of Canada
(WUSC), the gymnastics team, and numerous other groups.  There have
also been so many other events at McMaster, run by McMaster students,
to raise awareness and funds for global and local issues and problems,
such as diseases, poverty, natural disasters, education, and human
suffering. 

Westview Middle School
Banner Date- May 15/06
Contact Teacher- Beth Lupton

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Megan, one of the students who is helping to organize the selling of
the white bands, has been trying to get the banner to our school.  We 
are a very active school  we will also be holding: our CityKidz
fundraising walk (this organization supports the children living below
the poverty line in Hamilton)
Free the Children fundraising events(our school is raising money to 
support a village in Kenya)
CSAW (this organization provides support for women in Afghanistan)
All of these fundraising initiatives are organized by grade 8 students
at our school.  So as you can see having the banner for Make Poverty 
History would mean a lot to these students.  Thank-you so much!!




Ancaster Senior Public School
Banner Date-May 16/06
Contact Teacher Kelly Doig

We are having a fun day and video dance to help raise funds for "Adopt 
a Village" - clean water and sanitation. That's one initiative we're involved with, and so far we have raised $1, 500 dollars in only 2 events.  we also adopt families at Christmas
time, partnering grade 7 and 8 classes - this is very successful.  we 
participate in the local food drives, and we have fund raised for
tsunami relief, which was student driven.
Kelly Doig

Ridgemount Elementary School
Banner Date- May 17 pm
Contact Principal Sharron Ciannavei 

Well, to start the year off - Teachers have casual day on Friday's and
pay a loonie to wear jeans - the money goes to Neighbour to Neighbour
- our community food bank.
Students have done a food drive for Salvation Army in December. 
We've had a draw to raise money for the 'Christmas Tree of Hope' to
help needy families.
We have just finished Jump Rope for Heart to help with the Heart and
Stroke foundation.
We will be doing popcorn sales in May and June for 'Adopt a Village'. 
Last year we weeded our library and the classrooms and sent the books
to a Christian organization that collects books to send to 3rd world
countries.

C.H. Bray School
Banner Date May 18/06 am 
Contact Principal Gary Moncur

C. H. Bray School supports the Salvation Army with a food and toy
drive every Christmas and the Ancaster Community Food Drive with a
cake raffle every valentines day.  We also support other alternating 
charities like Jump Rope for Heart or the Terry Fox Run on a yearly
basis.  The C. H. Bray community also raised funds for natural
disasters like the Tsunami and the recent hurricanes through "Coins
From Caring Kids".   This is a very caring community. 
Principal Gary Moncur

Fessenden Elementary
Banner Date- May 18/06 pm
Contact Principal Dave Maddocks

"Bundle-Up" coat drive - co-ordinated by a Gr. 6 student
Running shoe drive for an inner city school 
donation from Student Council to a Breakfast program in an inner-city school
The school sponsors an Ethiopian foster child - co-ordinated by Student Council
"Food Train" food drive in January
Dave Maddocks 
Principal

Holy Name Of Jesus
Banner Date-May 19/06
Contact Dianne Corbett

The following is a list of of some of things that we have been
involved in this year.

- We run a daily Breakfast Club for all children at our school. 
- Donated to Neighbour To Neighbour.
- Donated gently used clothing to St. Matthew's House.
- Students filled shoe boxes. Through the Samatarin's Purse Project
the boxes were sent to third world countries.
- Christmas baskets to needy families in our school.
- Participated in the Terry Fox Run.
- Will be participating in the National Denim Dress Down Day
Fundraiser for Breakfast Cancer.
- Camperships

May 22/06 Victoria Day


Glen Echo
Banner Date-May 23/06
Contact Principal Sandra Peters

These are the initiatives at Glen Echo:
Adopt-a-Family-CAS/Commuity family support at Christmas 
Healthy Snack Program-universal access to healthy snacks
School Trip subsidies-no child excluded from school/class trips
YMCA Student Exchange Trip-primarily for students with economic and/or
learning needs
Spelling Bee Fundraiser-half of proceeds donated to schools in Haiti
Book donations-surplus/ discontinued programs shipped to Haiti

Glendale Secondary School
Banner Date- May 24/06
Contact Principal Jan Southall

Glendale is a multicultural school with a big heart and while a "high
needs" school itself, never hesitates to help others.
Glendale began the year with full school involvement in the 25 th. 
Terry Fox Run, raising more than $5000. for Cancer Research.  Food and
clothing as well as "personal needs shoeboxes" were collected over the
month preceding Christmas and distributed to Hamilton Food Banks and 
Shelters.   Proceeds (more than $ 2000. ) from our Multicultural Show
in early April were given to Adopt a Village (for a well in Kenya) and
a 30 hour famine raised $4500. for World Vision.

Glen Brae 
Banner Date- May 25/06
Contact Principal Lyle Bentham

Winners of the Profiling Excellence Awards, 2006

The Hamilton Spectator
(Apr 20, 2006)
Glen Brae Middle School

A Road Race to Kenyan Relief 
With seven years of volunteering with the Around the Bay Road Race,
the east end Glen Brae created an adopt-a-school program that helps
underprivileged kids in rural Kenya with such things as sanitation by
donating outdoor latrines at Kenyan schools.

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April 27, 2005
Glen Brae Students Know How to Give
For the last six years students, staff and community members from Glen
Brae Middle School have volunteered at the Hamilton Around the Bay 
Road Race by setting up the first two water stations to assist runners
and walkers in the event.

For two years now, Joseph Nderitu from Kenya , four time winner and
record holder for the race, appeared at Glen Brae Middle School to 
explain about his running career. This year on March 22, 2005, two
days after the event, Joseph returned to the school. He explained how
the people of his village are struggling to survive and the conditions
he experiences back in Kenya where he lives. It inspired our grade 8
class to help. We decided to hold a walk/run charity event to be held
at our school. The students from Glen Brae Middle School collected
money from sponsors over a two week period. On Friday April 15, 2005, 
under crisp, clear skies, virtually every student and staff member,
along with Joseph Nderitu, took part in this event. Our goal was to
raise $1000.00. The actually amount collected exceeded $3000.00.
Joseph spoke to us and told us how much this money would be 
appreciated by the children of his village. He told us it would go a
long way to helping three schools in his village with great needs. He
told us. "You are making history."
The event was great success and made the students and staff of Glen 
Brae Middle School very proud.
Thank you

Carissa Borowitz and Zarwa Zarifi
Student Organizing Committee Chairpersons

Rosedale School
Banner Date-May 26/06 1pm
Contact Principal-Dan Ivankovic 
905-549-4233
We have been involved in a number of charitable initiatives....  Some include;
Tsunami Relief Fund,
Heart and Stroke Foundation
McMaster Sick Kids
Local Food Bank

Westdale Secondary School 
Banner Date-May 29/06
Contact Teacher Nadine Morrison

Here is a summary of one of our great events that just happened this
past March involving our Students for Political Action Committee and 
my World Issues Class.
3/7/2006
Westdale's Got It!
Dave and Cone talk about their experiences in the Congo. Westdale
students meet Sum 41.
War Child Canada would like to congratulate and honour the students 
and staff from Westdale Secondary School for their outstanding Keep
The Beat held on March 2 and 3, 2006.
For the third year in a row students and teachers at Westdale in
Hamilton, Ontario have outdone themselves. Not only have they kept the 
beat going for 24 hours straight each year, but they have consistently
challenged themselves to raise more funds with each event. This year's
event raised an unprecedented $17,500 and Westdale's grand total over 
three years has reached $34,000 in support of war-affected children
around the world.
When War Child Canada staff told Dave and Cone from Sum 41 about
Westdale's ongoing dedication and hard work, they agreed to visit the 
school to surprise students at the launch of their annual event. What
resulted was an opportunity to provide students with a chance to hear
first hand about Dave and Cone's visit to the Democratic Republic of
Congo in late May of 2004.
Students asked thought-provoking questions to get a sense of the
issues the band dealt with on their trip, as well as how their lives
and attitudes had changed since being in a war-torn region. 
Dave and Cone then had their own surprise when they were shown recent
footage of a school that they helped fund the rehabilitation of in
Kaseke. Having visited this school prior to any reconstruction taking
place, Dave and Cone were thrilled with the outcome and the happiness 
evident on the faces of the members of the community they had helped
rebuild.
Students were then given the opportunity to meet Dave and Cone, have
them sign autographs, pose for photographs and pick up Sum 41 
stickers. The band generously gave time to each and every student who
lined up to meet them.
Following this, the school rocked in full force through to the end of
their evening with a number of incredibly talented local musicians. 
Once the roar had mellowed, students and staff continued to Keep The
Beat through the night and the following day.
War Child Canada and its partners were so moved by Westdale's
commitment and actions that the school currently being rehabilitated 
in Makobola will be constructed using the funds generated from
Westdale's Keep The Beat events over the past three years.
Students and teachers joined together and collectively of one heart
and one mind closed the event by singing "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", 
followed by a minute of silence to reflect on the evidence of their
commitment for a time when things will be better for someone they've
never met.
Congratulations Westdale! You're an inspiration to all of us, and you 
are true global citizens.

Dundas District Elementary School
Banner Date- May 30/06
Contact Erin Birch-Jones
905-628-8636
This year at Dundas District students have done extensive fundraising for various charities.  The ones which target poverty and children are the following initiatives; 
~ proceeds from our two day Haunted House were donated to McMaster Children's Hospital
~ as a school we have 2 Foster children which we sell yogurt once a week to help support these children.  These children are in Thailand and Bolivia and this has been an ongoing thrust at District to support children living in poverty for the past 2 years now. 
~ the school had a presentation this winter from the Hamilton based group "Absolute" - we in turn donated $500.00 from our weekly cinnamon bun and soup sales to this group to assist them fund "Hero Holidays" were teenagers and adults go to third world countries to build housing and schools for children 
~ bake sale to send money to children's cancer charity.
Our Dundas District students took the initiative to have a penny drive to support the "thirty hour famine"  as well.

St. Thomas More 
Banner Date May 31/06
Contact Chaplan Sue O'keefe

ST. THOMAS MORE CHARITY AND JUSTICE WORKS FOR 2005-2006
In September our students rallied to aid the victims of Hurricane
Katrina in New Orleans, both acting justly and loving tenderly our 
brothers and sisters who were affected by this disaster.  We raised
$700 in one week, which we donated to the Canadian Red Cross.

STM has approximately 100 students participating in the Second Board
Pilgrimage, "Walk with Christ, Justice for the Poor",  on Sunday 
October 30th, 2005.  There are 1,800 students from our elementary and
secondary schools, walking 10 kms to raise money and awareness for
missions in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Uganda.  For the month
of October, STM focused on raising awareness of the political and 
economic situations of these three countries.  We began our awareness
raising with a More Live 8 concert in early October.  This was a free
concert, similar to the ones held this summer across the world to
bring awareness to the G8 summit in Scotland.  It was held in the 
cafetorium during lunches, featuring 12 bands and vocalists from St.
Thomas More.  In between acts the audience was given facts about
Haiti, the DR and Uganda and were urged to sign OXFAM's fair trade
petition and Amnesty International's campaign for the release of 
prisoner of conscience, Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste of Haiti.  We also had a
brief video assembly where Mrs. Rosemary Sunday (mother of STM
students) Rachel Rukeba and Yolanda Ajak (STM students) and Ms. Josie
D'Amico (STM Christian Service Animator) shared their personal stories 
with us and brought greater awareness to the plight of the Dominican,
Haitian and Ugandan people. This campaign has helped us live out our
entire theme for the year of acting justly, loving tenderly and
walking humbly with our God. 

Our 5th Annual Java Knight Coffee House took place on Thursday
February 9th in our forum.  We had over 15  STM musicians entertain us
with their musical talent, while the audience learned about Fair Trade
Coffee and enjoyed fair trade hot chocolate, coffee and chocolate
bars.  Rufino Herrera and his daughter Celine, are fair trade coffee
growers in the Los Cacaos region of the Dominican Republic. They were
in Canada to talk to students and church groups about the benefits of 
supporting fair trade co-operatives.  They spoke to our students in
the school and at the Java Knight. We raised $300, half of which went
to support the La Esperanza fair trade coffee growers in the Dominican
Republic; and the other half went into a fund to support our STM
students who are travelling to the D.R. this August with the Dominican
Republic Faith Experience Group.

Ms. Gabriel and some of her Grade 12 drama students prepared a very 
moving prayer service which they performed in front of 1, 000 Youth
Ministers from across Canada who had gathered in Hamilton for the CYO
Youth Ministers Conference in February.  Their prayer service focused
on some of the injustices in our world and how young people are able
to really make a difference in the lives of others once they put their
faith into action.

Ten of our students participated in the Ecumenical Downtown Social 
Justice Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.  Their station was the
first one "Jesus is condemned to death".  The students prepared a
reflection examining how poverty condemns school children to lower 
academic success in the City of Hamilton.  They used information
gathered by the Hamilton Spectator and the City of Hamilton's Youth
Scan report.  Our almsgiving component for the preparation of Easter
took place with the Prefects baby food drive in mid March.  They 
raised over $1, 800 which was used to buy diapers and baby food for
the Neighbour to Neighbour centre and for St. Martin's Manor.