This month, we cast the spotlight on a few members of the St Jude鈥檚 community, 鈥榝ighting poverty through education鈥� in creative and exciting ways!
Miles Of Love聽
Students and staff at St Aloysius College in Adelaide strapped on their sneakers to raise over $5000 for our school.聽
Funds raised from the Walkathon and Mercy Day Carnival will be put to good use, servicing and maintaining a St Jude's bus for an entire year.聽
鈥淎s a Mercy school, a commitment to justice is at the heart of all we do,鈥� Principal, Paddy McEvoy, said.
鈥淪t Jude鈥檚 mission of 'fighting poverty through education,鈥� makes it a true work of mercy in our world.鈥�
Year 12 students Maddie, Clare, Dimiti and Anna went the extra mile, making and selling blue and yellow ribbons to their peers.
鈥淲e feel proud to know that the money raised will go directly to where it is needed!鈥�
The young leaders raised $210, which will provide seven St Jude鈥檚 students with a year鈥檚 worth of fruit 鈥� it doesn鈥檛 get much sweeter than that! 聽
鈥楾ech Won鈥� Thanks To TechOne!
employees from across the globe banded together to raise an amazing $40,700 for our school!聽
A number of fundraisers were held throughout the year, and corporate donors were inspired by the school's story at TechnologyOne鈥檚 annual December Fundraising Appeal auction and their Evolve Conference. 聽
All money raised from these events was generously matched $3 for $1 by TechnologyOne.聽
Thanks to their efforts, we are able to upgrade our servers and update a computer lab of laptops with the latest licensing of Windows and Microsoft Office.
Three cheers for Executive Chairman, Adrian Di Marco and TechnologyOne supporters, who are powering our student鈥檚 education and helping them stay connected!聽
Talking It Up聽
Our long-time friend, Noela, makes her mark by sharing the St Jude鈥檚 story with anyone who鈥檒l listen.聽
The former Special Needs teacher has spent the last two years speaking at Rotary clubs on behalf of St Jude鈥檚, helping to raise thousands of dollars.聽
鈥淥f course I get nervous on each occasion; however, the story of St Jude鈥檚 must be told. I am telling the story for the students. It is my duty to encourage anyone who鈥檒l listen.鈥�
Recently, the Gladstone Rotary Club generously presented Noela with a cheque for $1090.聽
The Rotary Club of Mt Isa were also more than happy for Noela to drop by and introduce them to St Jude鈥檚, 鈥渢hey donated all the coin and a few notes from a Sargeant鈥檚 session that very evening,鈥� Noela said. 聽
鈥淲ith hundreds of local charities requiring Rotary鈥檚 support, it鈥檚 an honour to accept donations for St Jude鈥檚! I always think of how I would feel living in the shoes of Tanzanian children who have the same hopes, dreams and aspirations of a better life as we do, but are denied an education because they are poor."聽
"This is reason enough to act and assist in any way I can.鈥�
To invite Noela to speak at your next event, contact her at: nphil4@gmail.com.
Big Art From A Huge Heart
A visit to mini传媒 in February 2016 inspired Gerrit Faber to use his awesome artistry as a way of raising funds. Gerrit is the father of past St Jude鈥檚 volunteer, Thomas.聽
Gerrit hosted an exhibition of his portraits in December, titled 鈥楽terke Mannen 鈥� Strong Men鈥�.聽
鈥淭homas spoke on the night and sparked everyone鈥檚 interest in the way St Jude's changes children's lives with education. The event was a great success!鈥� Gerrit said.聽聽聽
Each painting was whisked off the wall and $1500 was raised 鈥� enough to provide a classroom with internet for a year and fund our security for a season.
We thank these two 鈥榮terke mannen鈥� and all our supporters in Amsterdam for their generous contribution!聽
You too can be a super supporter 鈥� why not think of creative ways to聽host a fundraiser?
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