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St Bernadette's in Motherwell pack them in.
- 07/06/2011
- Categorized in: SCES News
As part of their preparation to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the Primary 3 class at St. Bernadette’s Primary school in Motherwell decided to launch a backpack appeal for Mary’s Meals.
Photograph shows Tony Begley of Mary's Meals meeting St Bernadette's Primary 3 pupils with staff and Fr Stephen Reilly.
The children took charge of creating posters to display within the school and Church asking for donations of stationery, clothes and toiletries for the bags. They also made a personal appeal throughout the school and at all Masses in St. Bernadette’s Church. Following a successful PR campaign, the backpacks started rolling in to the school. Their class was turned into a sorting and packing station for the items being donated and for four weeks they worked tirelessly with their class teachers and three members of the parish to pack backpacks that will be sent to children in Third World countries to help them in their educational journey.
Originally the children hoped to receive donations that would enable them to fill around twenty backpacks but they were astonished by the response from within the school and from the Parish and have now handed over almost three hundred completely full backpacks to Tony Begley of Mary’s Meals. In addition they handed over £120 that had been donated and this money will be used to feed children. The average cost of feeding a child is just less than seven pounds so their financial donation will also make a huge difference to the work of the Charity.
Anyone interested in organizing a similar event should visit www.marysmeals.org
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i was one of the kids that did it i am verry proud i hope the chidren who get the bags are happy to get them
Congratulations to Primary 3 and their teachers and helpers. A fantastic effort. Both Mr Begley and myself were delighted to see how many Backpacks you managed to put together for Mary's Meals. The display of the Backpacks was fantastic. Well done to everyone. James Kelly Mary's Meals' Volunteer.
i was one of the children who done this.
Dear P3 Children of St Bernadette's ,
I am delighted with your fabulous achievement . Another outstanding effort from the parents, children, staff and community of St Bernadette's. You truly are Saints of the 21st Century .
Well Done
A very proud Head teacher ,
Mrs Janice Sheridan.
Congratulation to all in Primary 3. We will need to see what we can do to get a mention in the Motherwell Times. Well Done
Hi everyone,
I am Emily McFarlanes' aunite Linda, I was at the school the day the bags were put into the van and also saw the video clips of the children that these bags are going to.
Well done everybody for the amount of bags that you all collected It was a fantastic achievement for you all.
The boys and girls who are going to receive these bags will be very happy.
xxxx
Well done primary three! What a fabulous effort from everyone involved. Thank you to the pupils and teachers who were dedicated in collecting the bags and the items that they were ffilled with. I am sure that the childeren who receive them will have the biggest smiles on their faces.
Hi I am one of the room 3 pupils and I had a great time collecting and organising all the backpack's
for Mary's Meals. I hope the children like the backpack's when they receive them.
Well done to P3, what a wonderful effort. You are going to make a lot of children happy. I had a wonderful time at St Bernadette’s it was a bit special because that it was the Primary school I attend as a child and have so many nice memories. The presentation you produce was excellent; it really captured how you had engaged with the whole school and parish to help with your Backpack project. It was also evident that you had worked hard and had fun while at the same time learning a greet deal about Mary’s Meals and the children you are helping. Thank you for you support.
hi i was one of the kids that did it i loved it so much i didt want to stop it but i know i had to.
Well Done Room 3!!! Fantastic :) Erin really enjoyed doing all the hard work!!
What a fantastic achievement Primary three. I am sure the Children in Africa will love your bags and their contents. Keep up the good work.
Hi there primary three, sending words of Congratulations from Rhode Island in the United States, on your fabulous back pack appeal. What a fantastic effort! You should all be very proud of yourselves for a job well done. I am sure the kids you have helped will be very appreciative. Have a wonderful Summer.
Congratulations Primary 3. You should be very proud of yourselves and I am sure all the boys and girls who recieve the backpacks will be delighted. Well done!
I am so proud of you all! You have put in so much hard work and effort to make this appeal a success. You are a credit to your parents, your school and your parish.
Wow-I can't believe just one class collected such a massive amount of backpacks. You must have worked so hard. A fantastic achievement for you all . You will bring so much happiness to the children who get these backpacks Well done Primary 3
Well done, Primary 3! I am delighted to be able to display the story of your great backpacking efforts on the SCES website. You deserve great credit. So, what are you going to do next?
A huge congratulations primary 3 for all your hard work. I'm sure the children who receive these backpacks will be absolutely delighted. I am a teacher in a secondary school and I'm not sure our whole school would be able to fill as many backpacks as you have. A wonderful achievement - very well done.
What a fantastic effort Room 3. You all worked so hard! Congratulations on making such a difference to the lives of other children.
An amazing achievement Primary 3. Your hard work will make a real difference in the world-well done!!
WOW! I can't believe that a primary 3 class could pack all of those backpacks. You must have worked extremely hard. Well done. I'm sure your efforts will be really appreciated by the children who receive them.
Hi Room 3. This is Mrs Gallachers son and I just want to congratulate you for bringing in so many back packs for Mary's meals.You are so generous.
Well done Primary 3. What an outstanding achievement. You should be proud of yourselves!