Local Appeal for the Earthquake in Haiti

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Appeal film

The Flash movie below has been produced by a Thomas Hardye student, Josh in 9MM.

Please remember all donations will be gratefully received for the people of Haiti. See below on ways you can donate.

The Appeal

You may have seen in the News of the massive earthquake (7.3 plus numerous after shocks) centred around Port au Prince in Haiti, according to information currently available.

A member of staff of Thomas Hardye School has launched a coordinated joint fundraising campaign focused not just on the school but on the wider community in Dorchester.

In a County town where there has been so much high quality housing, that this represents an excellent opportunity to raise funds and offer aid to a Capital City of one of the poorest countries in the world, and for a capital city which has been reduced to dust.

Our active partners are Wessex FM, Dorchester Rotary and the Dorset Echo.

Appeal Broadcast

Listen again to the broadcast of the Appeal from Mr A Popkin on Wessex FM 14th January

Appeal broadcast on Wessex FM

With thanks to Wessex FM for permission to use this broadcast.

Donations

Please donate £10 or £20 or whatever you can afford as it will be appreciated. If you are a tax payer please be sure to use the Gift Aid form (below) which enables us to claim tax back at the appropriate rate.

Monies raised are to be passed to Dorchester Rotary who have practical resources available to deploy quickly.

Ways you can Donate

Donations can be handed into the Thomas Hardye School office
Posted to the school (address at the foot of the page), please put Haiti Appeal at the top of the envelope.
Online at www.justgiving.com/rcd

*Note* Make any cheques payable to Rotary Club of Dorchester

Gift Aid Form [55kb] Adobe Acrobat (Print and fill in your details)

Studying seismograph at THS

Mr A Popkin (left) and students studying the results which shows the moment the P and S waves from the earthquake were received on the Seismograph in the spine at at The Thomas Hardye School.

Links

The Rotary Club of Dorchester - http://www.rotaryclubofdorchester.co.uk

Wessex FM - http://www.wessexfm.com

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8455629.stm

What is a seismograph? - http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/seismo/

Thurs 11 Feb

Thomas Hardye 'Sleepout' for Haiti - News Item

Email Blog Thurs 4 Feb 21:10

*We are receiving details of the first of our Shelterboxes destined for Haiti. The numbers will be posted here for you to track them. IT problems mean that we can’t bring you the numbers right now.
*Mrs House has just handed in cash to the value of £180, raised by making and selling cakes in the Resources area.
*9PE held a jumble sale (mainly books) to raise money for the Haiti appeal on Wednesday l (Mr Eadie)
*The cake sale organised by 10AM raised £33.55 towards the appeal. (Mrs McBean)
*There was a successful Cookie sale for teachers on Wednesday by a year 10 Business class.
*The Echo are interested in the Student Voice+IB+Staff+Sixth Sleepout and are sending a reporter and a photographer next Thursday.
*Teachers' Teddies launched on Wednesday in the spine, backed by Dr Melvin. With a prize for the person with the largest number of correct owners, of a large box of chocolates and sales running well at £1 for three tries, returns look to be good.

Email Blog Fri 29 Jan

* Cash from Friday's activities alone was £428.35
* "Guess who owns which Teddy?" Should be working from Tuesday morning onwards in the spine.
* 10AM will be selling cakes in the spine on Monday lunchtime to raise money for the Haiti earthquake appeal. Please support them, even Mrs.MacBean will be baking!!
* Thank you to everyone who supported Mrs Cheeseman and the CACHE Team with the sale, they raised £215 and have used £30 of that to print T shirts which we are still selling. (Brings new meaning to the word Cache! -Ed.)
* Mr Eadie's tutor group would like to hold a jumble sale on Wednesday lunchtime.

Email Blog Weds 27 Jan 2010 18:54

* The total after Wednesday's efforts now stands at just under £2000, and includes money from the Science Lecture collection. Well done everybody!!! Keep going.
* 9HW want to make and sell ribbons (like the AIDS awareness ones)for Haiti.
* Tee-Jay in 9EH has successfully completed a sponsored event for the cause.
* A powerful and emotive movie by Josh, 9MM, about the crisis in Haiti is being put onto the School Website and will be shown in the spine.

Email Blog Tues 26 Jan 2010 19:01

* Haitian President Rene Preval has made an urgent appeal for more tents to house up to a million people left homeless by the quake before the rainy season which starts in May.
* THS Facebook Group now has 450 members which we use as a means of getting the message across and keeping the cause in the mind.
* Revenue now stands at about £1250 all of which has been passed to Dorchester Rotary for purchase of shelters and equipment.
* Chocolate Fountain in the Spine on Wednesday.
* Greg Ryall has organised a gig to provide music during this.

Haiti Email Blog Mon 25 Jan 19:09

* A number of 9EH have offered to do a sponsored silence to raise money for the Haiti appeal. They will be equipped with sponsorship forms, badges to identify those taking part and a board to write on.
* Don't forget the "How Many Sweets in the Jar" at break, Tuesday.
* Not long to wait now for the Chocolate Fountain on Wednesday! The Echo are sending a photographer at break time.
* "Food & Nutrition Recipes" books being sold for £2 for the fund.(Mrs Voss)

* STAFF, Don't forget to give your Teddy Bear a holiday and lend him to me for a week for the "Guess their Owners!" challenge. I want to put him in the cabinet on Wednesday, please, with all his friends and relations.

Haiti Email Blog Thurs 21 Jan 2010 18:55

* The total NOT including today, was about £747.
* Mr Lee's Hapkido class contribution was £60!
* The Chocolate Fountain will be in the spine next Wednesday, (9MM with Mrs McKinnon)
* Guess How Many Sweets in the Jar? in the spine at Tuesday break (9MO and Mrs Moran)
* The cardboard box SleepOut has been firmed up for 11/12 Feb. Sponsorship sought.
* A link on the DASP website enables all feeder school to benefit from the momentum of the campaign.
* Proposed on-line auction similar to the one Dom Berry organised on the intranet. Let me know of things you want to have people bid for, rather smartly please.

Haiti Email Blog 20 Jan 2010 17:28

* White tee shirts to be made in several sizes for sale, with distinctive Thomas Hardye Haiti Appeal black and white logo. More on this, when details are firmed up...
* Sausage Rolls and Cakes in spine at lunch. (Mrs Cheeseman)
* "Mad as a Hatter" hats to be worn for a day for money by 6th form. Design your own, but it must have the distinctive Haiti appeal logo somewhere, like the Mad Hatter in Alice. Watch for details...
* "Who Owns which Teddies?" to be arranged in the spine glass cabinet. Match the teddy with the member of staff for a Prize. (Mr Popkin) Watch for details...
* Food & Nutrition Recipes" books being sold for £2 by Year 11 for the fund.(Mrs Voss)
* Chocolate Fountain in the spine next week. Watch for details...
* Felicity 12EN doing a sponsored silence.
* We have seen the first photos of the Shelter Boxes actually being used by victims of the 'quake in Port au Prince. See the intranet site for a link.
* Watch for details of a band concert Friday 29th Jan.

It's been a great day for ideas...keep them coming, but email me first to avoid double booking!

Haiti Appeal Email Blog - Tues 19 Jan 2010

Inaddition to those announced yesterday, the following items are in an advanced stage of planning...

*Students to pay to upload their ArtWork on School Intranet. (Mrs. Molleson)
*Proposed sponsored SleepOut in cardboard boxes by some staff, Student Voice and IB students.(Mrs Chittenden)
*Personal Blog from Jon Lee Anderson direct from Haiti, (parent of Y12 Student) posted on THS intranet site.
*Mr Day (clerk to Governors) contacted all governors for additional ideas for fundraising and involvement.
*Greg Ryall to organise a busking session in the spine at lunch.(tba) Interested musicians to contact Greg 10PA.

Haiti Email Blog - Mon 18 Jan 2010

*Shelter Box Tent arrived in school Monday at 08:00. Posters up around spine area.
*Staff encouraged to play the Appeal MP3 at briefing.
*Dorchester Rotary to collect in town on Weds, Thurs Fri and Sat.
*Town Crier in THS Monday at lunch to advertise events this week. (live recorded for later use by Wessex FM)
*Ideas so far received, and in advanced stages of planning for this week are:
- *Lollies to be sold at break in spine on Tuesday
- *Coffee and homemade cake for staff/sixth formers in Library on Weds, Thurs, Friday.
- *Mr Lee's Martial Arts session Monies to be given to the fund this week.
- *Rory Baxter to organise a band concert, next week.
- *Rory Newbery to upload his film to the Spine tv for viewing on a loop.
- *Sevral tutors are organising cakes and auctions for their own groups.
- *The proceeds from the IB Fairtrade school to be donated.
- *CACHE Staff and students holding a cake sale on Weds Break.
- *Cakes for Staff made to order see Sue House, Library.
- *Josh Curry to make a video to help with the appeal effort.
- *Dorchester Rotary to do an extra collection at Tescos this week.

Haiti Email Blog - Sat 16 Jan 10

* First consignment of Shelterbox tents received in HAITI
* Now possible to click to donate ONLINE at THS website
* Shelterbox tent to be erected in front of school visible from school and Queen's Avenue.
* Sixth form collecting in Spine (£308 already raised)
* Updated webpage on the School Website with press photo.
* Appeal broadcast on Thursday on Wessex FM, Kieran's show.
* Appeal broadcast on Friday on BBC Solent, Drive Time
* Poster, MP3 of appeal on Wessex, and logo for appeal sent to every THS student from y9 to y13. Tutors informed.
* Article appeared in Dorset Echo on Friday.
* Town Crier crying a special cry in Dorchester on Saturday.

January 2010

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