January 2015
COMMUNITY NEWS
RenfrewCollingwoodCommunityNews.com
Windermere high school students — Taking care of community Random Act of Kindness Project to fill the hallways with hearts Windermere students are out to spread kindness and compassion in Renfrew-Collingwood. Two students from Windermere’s Innovative Business Strategies 12 class took on the challenge of creating a compassion project within the Windermere Family of Schools (secondary and elementary schools). Jason Chong and Michael Luu, grade 12 students, developed the Windermere Random Act of Kindness Project (WRAK) where students and staff perform acts of kindness anonymously, share the act by documenting (photo, video or written description) it and send it to windermereRAK@gmail.com. Once the act of kindness is completed, the person can challenge up to three other people to perform their own acts of kindness, then follow the same process. This initiative is similar to the ALS challenge that took place last spring. The acts of kindness will also be displayed on hearts in the hallways at Windermere and the goal is to fill the hallway walls with the hearts. The ultimate goal is to spread the idea of kindness and compassion throughout the community. Leadership 10 students collecting donations for the Morning Star Program. Grade 11 student Robin Horner supported the Movember campaign in an unusual way.
The Leadership 10 class supported Collingwood Neighbourhood House’s Morning Star Program by collecting gently used clothing, food and other personal care items from Windermere’s Family of Schools (elementary schools that feed into Windermere) to be dropped off before Winter Break. The Morning Star Program supports individuals who are homeless and provides them with a breakfast and a shower every Saturday morning.
Movember Showcase
Students learn new ideas about food literacy during the Climate Change Conference. See story page 3. Photo by Samantha Chow
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Leadership 10 Supports the Morning Star Program
Windermere Student Council organized the Movember campaign to draw attention to health issues that affect men, like prostate cancer. This year, a showcase on November 27 saw students volunteering to have their legs waxed. One grade 11 student, Robin Horner, shaved her head for the cause. The campaign has so far collected $250.
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