Charity Newsletter Issue 3
BOX OF HOPE
AndersonandBanks
AsthecharityrepforAndersonourfirstcharityinitiativewasabookdonation drivetogiveunusedchildren’sbookstoourhousecharitywhichcanhopefully berepurposedfortheuseofunderprivilegedchildren.
Furthermore, Anderson house also conducted a bake sale to help fund the Branches of Hope Christmas Party that Ms Yang is organising. With the help of lots of enthusiastic volunteers in Anderson, we were able to sell a variety of baked goods ,which sold quickly, within just two lunch times Hopefully these charity events are able to make a real impact on the real people that we strive to protect and provide for and I’m looking forward to organising more in the future.
-HannahNayeer
This term, Banks House participated in the Box of Hope collection, joining our fellow houses in making a positive impact in our community. We are proud to have played a part in this meaningful event. We are also excited to announce our upcoming Banks’ Christmas Donuts Corner on December 6th!
This festive event promises to bring joy and delicious treats while raising funds for our house charity, Branches of Hope. We invite everyone to join us in celebrating the season and supporting a great cause. Stay tuned for highlights from our donut event!
-MilesHui
CROSSROADS Peel
IthasbeenanamazingfirsttermforPeelandforcharity.Duringthisterm,SunHouse hadacharityfootballmatchthatsomeofthePeelboysattended.Althoughthiswas notdirectedtowardsourhousecharity,itwasgreattoseesomeoftheboysgivingup theirtimeovertheweekendstoplaysport,havefun,andhelpacausebiggerthan themselves LastweekendwewerealsofortunateenoughtohavehostedaBranches ofHopeChristmasPartyforsomerefugeesinwhichsomePeelBoysalsoattendedand volunteered.Weorganisedactivitiesfortherefugeechildrenhadagreattimeon Saturday.
Looking forward, Peel have organised one of the many Christmas stalls on Friday in which we will be serving Christmas themed smoothies as well as brownies and cookies. Next term, Peel has put a heavy emphasis on Charity. With events such as Taco making, Bake sale as well as more fun activities all on the calendar Long Ducker also happens next term and Peel House is looking to raise as much money as possible for Crossroads. Overall, it has been a great first term for Charity and we look forward to the rest of the academic year.
-AlexYan
GREEN POWER
Nightingale-Sun
The boys in Sun house recently participated in the Branches of Hope football tournament, where we played with people from all over Hong Kong, and came a very respectable 3rd place.
Branches of Hope has organised an annual charity football tournament to bring together our community and raise awareness and support for the organisation’s work assisting refugees, asylum seekers, and survivors of human trafficking.
Sunhousealsohosteda cornhuskerscharitystall, whichraisedabouta thousanddollarsinone afternoon.Duringthe upcomingChristmasparty, wewillberunninggame stallssopleasecomealong andsupportourcharity GreenPower!
-EthanKan
SHARK FOUNDATION
Gellhorn-Fry
Thisyear,Gellhorn’sHouseCharityistheHongKongSharkFoundation:acharitythatraises awarenessaboutsharkconservationandtheurgentneedtostoptheunsustainableconsumptionof allsharkproducts.Thisterm,wehavereachedouttoAndrea,theheadofHongKongShark Foundation,todiscussourgoalsforthisyearandwhilewehaven’thadanycharityeventssofar,we haveaTalentShowintheworksandalsoaCaricatureandGingerbreadcookiestallforthe ChristmasCharityFair,whichissomethingtolookforwardto
AsCharityrepresentatives, wehopetoraiseawareness oftheimportanceofsharks andbeabridgebetweenthe studentbodyandHongKong SharkFoundationtohelp savethesharksineveryway possible!
TUTORS FOR CHANGE
TheTutorsforChangeSocietylaunchedaschool suppliesdriveandsalethisyear,whichaimedto increasesustainabilityatHarrowbygivingnew lifetotextbooks,notebooksandmore.We collectedover100booksandplantousefunds fromthesaletobuyzoompremiumandprovide ourcharityMountainChildrenHomeinNepalwith higherqualityonlinelessons.
Weareaspiringtodonatetheunsoldsuppliesto Crossroads,redistributingtheschoolsuppliesto lessprivilegedchildrenandcontributingtotheir levelofeducation.Overall,itwasaveryfulfilling experience,andIhopetobeabletodosomething similaragaininthefuture.
IMPACT HK
Wu-Darwin
This term has been incredibly productive for our charity initiatives! We are thrilled to announce that we have collected a total of 80 boxes for the Box of Hope, with a special shoutout to Evelyn Chan for her generous donation of 20 boxes. In addition, we are excited to share that we are in the process of designing an in-house charity board to display important information about our charity, volunteer opportunities, and a special award for our Volunteer of the Month.
We'vealsovisitedeachyeargroupfromYear9toYear13tointroduce themtoourcharity,ImpactHK,anddiscussouraimsandgoalsforthe year.Lookingahead,wecan'twaitforourcharitystallatnextweek's CharityFair!Mrs.Claus'sSweetShop,inpartnershipwithAnderson House,willbesellingbakedgoods,Christmastreats,andtrinkets.Our goalsfortheupcomingtermincludeorganizingfuninitiativesandbooths forValentine'sDay.
SPCA
Keller
This year Keller house is delighted to support SPCA, a non profit organisation that offers and promoting concerns around animal welfare. Over the term, Keller held the biggest charity event Spooktakular in relation to celebrate Halloween. Prep schoolers immersed themselves in the Halloween spirit, they were dressed up in spooky costumes ready to have fun in each activity. Keller girls prepared many different stalls in this event, such as face paint, carnival games and the haunted house.
Witheveryone’sdonationsand support,wehaveraisedover 4500HKDintotal.Thisisan incredibleamountraisedovera2 hourperiodoffundraisingevents. Thefundraisedamountwillbe donatedtoourhousecharity SPCA,wearehappytobeoffering supportforanimalwelfares.
Additionally,wehavecollectedboxesforourschool’sannualBoxofHope donationevent WearegladtoseeKellergirlsbeingactivelyinvolvedincharity events.Hopetoseemorecontributionsnextyear!
-JolieNg
WHEEL FOR ONENESS
Churchill-Parks
IthasbeenanextremelyeventfultermfortheChurchillhouseboys.Thepupils cametogethertoraiseawarenessanddonationsforourhousecharity.Our charity,WheelforOneness,isalocalHongKongbasedcharity.Theirmission: tosupportthedifferentlyabledpeopleinHongKongandtoprovidethemwith equalopportunities.Inhouse,therepresentativesgavespeechesandran sessionsinordertoeducatethefellowpupils
Ourlatestfundraisinginitiativeisthe‘ChurchillHouse
CharityCandyCaneSale’hasraisedovertenthousand dollarsoverthespanofaweekandwelookforwardto raiseevenmorethroughinteractiveandfunevents.
SPLASH FOUNDATION
Lyon-Shaftesbury
ShaftesburyandLyonHousearesupportingtheSplashFoundation.Theabilitytoswim isoftentakenforgrantedhereatHarrow,withusbeingabletoenjoythewideandblue oceanwheneverwefeellikeit.Howeverthisisnotthecaseformany,thusmissingout onsomethingthateveryoneshouldbeabletoenjoy Withthisinmind,Splashseeksto helpasmanypeopleaspossibletoswim,withthemrunningfreeswimming programmesfordomesticworkersandrefugeesandalsoforunderprivilegedkids.
Recently,TheSplashFoundationheldtheMake WavesforHongKongeventwhichtookplaceon the8thofNovember.Thisraisedmorethan3.5 millionHongKongdollarswithmorethan1000 donors.InthepastShaftesburyhadbeenvery activeinthisdonationdrivefortheSplash Foundationanditiscertainlygoingtocontinue
-DavidSun
HALLOWEEN
ReimagingingAfghanistan-CharitySociety
OnOctober30thCharity SocietyandReimagining Afghanistanpartneredto produceawidevarietyof spookyandfunactivitiesto raisefundsfortheschool charitiesandTurquoise Mountain!Ouractivities included:witchhatringtoss, faketattoos,tarotreadings,and ofcourseourclassicbakesale.
Wealsohadanamazing photoboothwherefriends couldtakephotostogether withprops.Notonlydidwe haveafantastictimebutwe alsomanagedtoraise $4200!OurHalloween carnivalwasahugesuccess sohopefullywegettodothis againnextyear:)
-LailaTse
BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
AsOctoberisBreastCancer Awarenessmonth,Ihosteda charitystallatschoolduring lunchtimesinhopestoraisenot onlyawarenessforthecause,but alsofundsinsupportofHKBCF (HongKongBreastCancer Foundation).
Thenon-profitcharitableorganisationprovidesbreasthealtheducation,breast screeningservicestoencourageearlydetection,andofcourse,supportingbreast cancerpatientsontheirroadtorecovery.Atourlunchtimestall,wesoldhandmade beadedbraceletsandcaricaturesdrawnbyastudentartist,andgaveoutpink awarenessribbonpinsforstudentstoshowsupportforthecause.Thankyouto everyonetocamebytosupportthestallandhelpingusraiseover$1000HKDforHKBCF!!
