A group of students called our Social Justice Club decided to take action to help a community in need:
Over 30,000 people live in a huge garbage dump called Payatas in the Philippines (close to Manila). They scavenge through the garbage to find recycled bits they can sell to make money for food and clothing, etc. Kids don't go to school, they need to help families scavenge to make money. And it costs too much.
A British fellow (Roy Moore) created an organization (Fair Play For All) to bring some fun and joy into the lives of the children. He started by teaching them soccer in their free time, then made a competitive team (some of the players were recruited to play on national teams), and he now trains athletes to become coaches (as coaches, they are paid for their work and no longer have to scavenge and can help their families move out of poverty), he has opened a local "café" serving healthy food to the community and has started to open a free school.
The social justice team wanted to do a fundraiser for children of the Philippines since there are so many students at our school from the Philippines. We are doing the soccer tournament on June 22 as a fundraiser because of the theme of the organization.
Pledge forms were sent home with every student. Please return all funds raised and pledge form on Thursday, June 22. We appreciate any amount you can give to this worthy cause.
Thank you for your help.
Over 30,000 people live in a huge garbage dump called Payatas in the Philippines (close to Manila). They scavenge through the garbage to find recycled bits they can sell to make money for food and clothing, etc. Kids don't go to school, they need to help families scavenge to make money. And it costs too much.
A British fellow (Roy Moore) created an organization (Fair Play For All) to bring some fun and joy into the lives of the children. He started by teaching them soccer in their free time, then made a competitive team (some of the players were recruited to play on national teams), and he now trains athletes to become coaches (as coaches, they are paid for their work and no longer have to scavenge and can help their families move out of poverty), he has opened a local "café" serving healthy food to the community and has started to open a free school.
The social justice team wanted to do a fundraiser for children of the Philippines since there are so many students at our school from the Philippines. We are doing the soccer tournament on June 22 as a fundraiser because of the theme of the organization.
Pledge forms were sent home with every student. Please return all funds raised and pledge form on Thursday, June 22. We appreciate any amount you can give to this worthy cause.
Thank you for your help.
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