Connecting Countries Adopt-a-School

A Potty Party

Administrator — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:24:37 +0000

-August 9th 2010-

Connecting Countries Adopt-a-School Presents:
“A POTTY PARTY”
In honour of World Toilet Day

Saturday November 20, 2010
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Columbia International College
1003 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario

Features Including

Potty Portraits

Decorate Your Plunger Contest

Paint Your Toilet Tile

Kenyan “Kid-Art” Sale

Potty Putting

Kenyan Food Sampling

Toilet Seat Toss

Kenyan Fashion Show

Guest Speakers

Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace, UN University (confirmed)
Eric Walters, Canadian author and Kenyan activist (invited)

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Continuing Support Program

Administrator — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:43:02 +0000

This program was suggested by students from Lee Academy, Lynden Ontario and Viscount Montgomery Elementary School, Hamilton Ontario. Their basic idea was to find a way to build latrines at needy schools suggested by Connecting Countries Adopt-a-School (CCAAS), while at the same time continuing to support the schools their Pen Pals attend.

When Donating: Select Continuing Support Designation.

Since Lee Academy has been writing Pen Pal letters to Madaraka Primary School and Viscount Montgomery has been exchanging letters with Kirima Primary School, CCAAS decided to initiate this program on a trial-run basis using only these 2 pairs of schools.

Each Kenyan Head teacher summitted a prioritized list of 5 “small project” ideas. These ideas needed to be of lower cost (compared to latrine building projects) and could be added to over a longer period of time.

Kirima Primary School decided that student notebooks would top their list and Madaraka requested much needed textbooks. During early June 2010, over 400 notebooks were delivered to Kirima and 143 textbooks arrived at Madaraka.

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The 4th Annual General Meeting: Year in Review

Administrator — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:26:17 +0000

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Kanguo Primary School

Administrator — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:21:27 +0000

P.O.Box 246 Ol Joro Orok, Kenya
Headteacher: John Kariuki
2010 teachers: 8
2010 students: 346

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Equator Primary School

Administrator — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:19:29 +0000

P.O.Box 1481, Nyahururu, Kenya
Headteacher: Stephen Kihara
2005 students: 197
2010 students: 321

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Parkside High School

Administrator — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:10:52 +0000

School Website
Program(s): Pen Pal Program
31 Parkside Dr., Hamilton, Ontario
L9H 2S8
Tel: (905) 628-6339

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Norwood Park Elementary School

Administrator — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:08:34 +0000

School Website
Program(s): Pen Pal Program
165 Terrace Dr., Hamilton, Ontario
L9A 2Z2
Tel: (905) 575-9808

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Viscount Montgomery 3rd Annual Climb-a-thon

Administrator — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:02:02 +0000

-May 2010-
Viscount Montgomery Elementary School’s 3rd Annual Climb-a-thon was held on May 17, 2010. The students raised funds to continue building new sanitation latrines in Kenyan schools. This fundraiser allowed Equator Primary School in Kenya to remain open. Earlier this year the Kenyan Ministry of Health threatened to close this school because it condemned the original latrines. On behalf of the 321 students who now can continue their education, thank you Viscount Montgomery School.

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Glen Brae Middle Schools 5th Annual Walk/Run

Administrator — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:59:54 +0000

The students, staff and community of Glen Brae Middle School continued their tradition of reaching out to others by holding its 5th Annual Walk/Run Fundraiser April 30, 2010. The purpose of this annual event is to raise funds in order to help build latrines and urinals in order to improve the sanitation conditions at adopted rural Kenyan primary schools.

A student planning committee under the direction of teacher Pamel Rogers organized the entire event. Invited guests school trustee Ronald French and Pam Reinholdt, Superintendent of Education spoke briefly to the students. Both emphasized the importance of the day’s event and highlighted the fact that this tradition is in its 5th year.

John Smith, President of Connecting Countries Adopt-a-School, quoted recent global trends that underscored the importance of school sanitation to students in developing countries such as Kenya. He stressed that the students at Glen Brae were leading the way for other schools in the HWDSB and across the country to follow.

A founding member of Connecting Countries Adopt-a-School and a former student of Glen Brae, Carissa Borowitz, was introduced. Carissa, currently a McMaster University student, is credited with organizing the first Glen Brae Walk/Run event in 2005. She advised this year’s Glen Brae students that any one person can make a difference in the world.

Also attending this year’s event were two elite Kenyan runners. Josephat Onjeri, this year’s second place finisher of the 30km Around the Bay Road Race, and David Karanja, the 8th place finisher in the 5km race at the Around the Bay event. Both runners walked, ran, answered questions and had their photos taken with
the Glen Brae students.

Glen Brae Middle School’s efforts produced $2307. These funds will immediately be used to complete the most recent latrine building project at a school called Equator Primary School in Nyahururu, Kenya.

On hehalf of the children, Connecting Countries Adopt-a-School wishes to thank Glen Brae Middle School for continuing to reach out to the world.

You are making a difference.

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Connecting Countries Adopt-a-School attends Social Justice Fair

Administrator — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:57 +0000

-April 2010-
Connecting Countries was again invited to attend the HWDSB’s 3rd Annual Social Justice Fair. The event was held at Hamilton’s Liuna Station. Connecting Countries presented a mini workshop to students from various Hamilton schools. The workshop’s theme was “Sanitation Education”. Students created a comic strip that told a story, offered a message or gave advice about the threats associated with poor sanitation.

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Connecting Countries Adopt-a-School

A Potty Party