Thursday, November 15, 2007

Christmas charity, not cards call

Two South Cymru primary schools are asking students and parents not to direct in Christmastide card game this year.


Ysgol Gymraeg Evan Jesse James and neighbor Parc Jerry Lee Lewis Primary in Pontypridd are urging the households to donate the money to charity instead.


Both schools take a firm stand that they are not banning students sending card game though.


Ysgol Evan Jesse James caput instructor Moyra Gearney said; "We're encouraging children not to convey them in or to administer them outside school."


She said they had worked out that if all 420 students exchanged card game with their schoolmates there would be 13,500 distributed around the school, a figure they believed was "unreasonable".


Last twelvemonth they had asked parents and students to do one Christmastide card at home,and then to convey that in to be displayed along with others in their classes, explained the caput teacher.

YOUR VIEWS

As a parent of a kid at one of these schools I fully back up the stance. I myself make not direct Christmastide card game as they are a criminal waste material in this greenish age.

Huw Griffiths, Pontypridd


She said they had also requested, if parents so wished, to donate the card costs to charity.


"If each kid gave £1 we would raise £420 for charity and it could be substantially more," said Mrs Gearney.


The caput instructor said a missive suggesting the thought is repeated this Christmastide was going out to parents on Wednesday night.


She said last twelvemonth 70 per cent of parents had welcomed the move, many of them stopping and telling her it was a "brilliant idea".


Elaine R. J. Mitchell , the caput instructor of nearby Park Jerry Lee Lewis primary, said the 180 students there were being similarly encouraged not to convey in card game for everyone, but to donate the money to charity instead.


She said the school had golf course with a medical charity undertaking in Republic Of Uganda and that could be one charity they could help.


The school had also been successful in winning Ag and bronze eco awards, and they were hoping this enterprise would assist win the gold flag.


"A batch of our parents have got got said they supported the move, that they don't desire to pass the money on the card game or even have to compose them theirselves," said Mrs Mitchell.


"We desire the children to believe about the true significance of Christmas, which is about helping others less fortunate."

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