Global Voices

Sweet Treats Classroom Challenge

Sweet Treats on Water Street and Global Voices are teaming up to bring you the Sweet Treats Classroom Challenge! From May 16th to 19th students have the opportunity to bring donations into their first period class. On May 20th the class that has raised the most money will win an ice cream party! All of the money raised will be donated to Same World Same Chance. The donations will contribute to building a sustainable village in Kibombomene.

Vow Of Silence - November 19, 2010

Take the vow of silence this Friday (marking the anniversary of the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child).

Give a voice to children around the world whose human rights are in jeapordy.

No Talking, No Texting, No Email..... even Facebook.

Sign up in Student Services if you want to take a quiet stand.

Halloween For Hunger (Food Drive) - Oct. 29, 2010

All staff and students are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to support the local food bank to school this Friday.  Food will be collected in Period One for Grades 9-12 and can be used by Grades 7 and 8 get into their dance.

Help your local community with a small donation.

 

What's New for the 2010/ 2011 School Year

On September 30th members of the DCVI Global Voices Group travelled to Toronto to participate in We Day.Taking place in three cities around the country, with thousands of students involved. We came back inspired and ready to change the world.  For more information about We Day click here.

 

 Up Coming Events:

This Halloween we are participating in Halloween for Hunger. Please bring a canned or non-perishable food item to the assembly or to the Halloween Dance on Friday, October 29th.

We are currently selling Zoe bracelets to raise funds for Zoe Klein. A local 8 year old girl who was diagnosed with cancer. All funds from the bracelets support Zoe and her family.  A minimum of $5.00 for each bracelet.

At Christmas time we will be holding a homeroom challenge to see who can raise the most money for a means of sustainable income for an African village. The classes that raise the most will recieve a special surprise.

On the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti, January 12th,  we are asking everyone to bring in a loonie or a toonie to help support relief and restoration efforts.

This year we've decided to work with a Stratford based charity called Same World Same Chance. In the spring April/May we will be having a fundraising dinner to help raise money for a village in Africa. For more on Same World Same Chance click here

Coming Soon- Look for Global Voices t-shirts!

 

- Your Local Shameless Idealists