Books 2 Africa

Last term NHEHS sent o 764 Junior school and Senior school textbooks which are no longer used, owing to changes in the syllabus. It has been lovely to receive updates from the charity regarding our textbooks. They have arrived in Western Rural, Sierra Leone.

We look forward to further contact with this charity and hearing about the schools which are now teaching with our textbooks. We also hope to send further textbooks later in the year.

Acts of Kindness

In each newsletter, we will be highlighting a charity where they are run based on acts of kindness from volunteers in the community.

This week we are looking at… OCTOPUS FOR A PREEMIE

This is a group who crochet and knit little octopuses and jellyfish to comfort babies who decided to come into the world a little earlier than expected. To the premature baby, our carefully made octopus’s tentacles feel like their mother’s umbilical cord. Comforting the baby and reducing the risk of the little one pulling the medical bits and bobs they may need and potentially cause serious problems for them. They are a team of UK volunteers brought together by coordinators who make sure the octopuses are just right for premature babies and give them to an ever-increasing number of hospitals. They are always looking for more volunteers - from picking up the crochet hook to getting involved by donating money or supplies. If you would like to get involved, please see their website: https://www.octopusforapreemie.com/

ALso look out for our ‘Acts of Kindness Day’ which will be held on Wed 30th March. Ideas will be provided for how you can carry out an act of kindness for another member of the school community.

16+ volunteering

Age UK Greenford urgently need volunteers over the weekend April 21st to 24th April to help run a stall at Waitrose West Ealing from 10am to 2pm handing out brochures and information packs and membership forms for Age UK. If you are available at all over the weekend and would be happy to help out, please let Mrs Johnson know.

The Felix Project collects fresh, healthy food that cannot be sold. They deliver this food to charities and schools so they can provide healthy meals and help the most vulnerable in our society. Currently there are multiple places for volunteering in London with the closest to school being in Park Royal. There are three available jobs: Warehouse assistant, Driver (and Co driver) and admin assistant with each role playing a huge part in stopping food waste. It is a great opportunity to get involved in your local community and The Felix Project would greatly benefit from your help. If you are interested in volunteering the link below will take you to the website page. https://thefelixproject.org/help-us/volunteer-london

Over the last few months food supplies at the food bank warehouse have begun to run low. We will be holding a food collection for the food bank later on in March. Look out for details of this collection.

From the archives

This will be a new feature of the newsletter. We will be hearing about charity and volunteering work throughout the history of NHEHS each month. Maybe we can recreate some of the events held over the past 150 years.