40 years for World Vision...22 years for PES!

This year marks 40 years of the 40 hour famine in NZ for World Vision. For us at Pt England it marks our 22nd years of participating in this event. Our school, whanau and community are very supportive of us and it's looking like we're going to make our goal of raising over $1,000! A special thank you to all our sponsors and the extra support we receive from world vision and their education sector. Looking forward to seeing how our funds support the children of Malawi.

World Vision PES 20 hour famine team from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

Going hard out for the hungry 2013!

This year our extension students went hard out for the hungry again! We went without food for 20 hours to experience in a very small way what it is to go without food. This included a sleepover on a Friday evening and early rise the following day. We had a lot of fun together - learning more about Papua New Guinea and the children we were fundraising for. We also had the privilege of the famine ambassadors - that's right the ones you've seen on television visit us. They led us through activities that had us understanding what it was to have limited food resources and how this has so many bad knock on effects in a community. There's much more that we did - please visit Josephines blog to find out more about this life saving event. We are proud to report that to date we have fundraised over $1,200 from a group of 22 students. Thanks to Devon and her team from World Vision, our parents, teachers, families and friends who have helped us to raise these funds. We look forward to finding out what this does for our friends in PNG.  Thanks to Josephine for editing the movie below.

THF from KPE TV on Vimeo.

Going hard for the hungry!

Members of our extension class were the leaders of our 20 hour famine team this year.  They were - Chante, Selena, Vivienne, Crusader and Toreka.  Part of the lead included a visit from Devon Davids the 40 hours famine school coordinator and Shortland St actor Ido Drent.  This was hugely motivational for those of us who fundraised.  Our annual sleepover that we've had for 21 years now was a huge success.  The leaders planned and delivered a fun filled evening that not only entertained us but taught us a lot about the children we were fundraising for.  Watch this video to find out more.  Thanks again to our leaders, our families, school and friends for sponsoring us.  We managed to raise over $1,800 dollars from a group of only 25 students.  Tino pai to mahi tamariki!

20 hour famine @ Pt England School from SchoolTV on Vimeo.