A Charitable Donation to F.R.O.M. Scotland!
Riverbank School had raised quite a bit of money to donate to charity. Sometimes it’s very difficult to ensure that your money ends up in the right place. For that reason, the Pupil Council were asked to say where they thought the money should go. They, overwhelmingly, agreed that they would like to go to help children overseas who were less well off than themselves.
A few years ago a group of knitters in the school knitted squares to make blankets which the children wanted to donate to a worthy cause. Mrs Leith and Mrs Sunley made contact with the charity F.R.O.M. Scotland (Famine Relief of Orphans in Malawi) who said they could organise for the blankets to go to orphaned children in Malawi.
The local contacts were a Mr and Mrs Thompson whose daughter works with the orphans in Malawi.
Our blankets were sent out and we received lovely photographs of the children and babies receiving their blankets. Mr and Mrs Thompson visited Riverbank and gave a presentation to the pupils showing them where the blankets had gone, the living conditions of the people and a little information on Malawi, in general.
Following the requests of the Pupil Council, it was agreed that a donation of money be made to F.R.O.M. Scotland and that Mr Thompson would be invited in to talk to some of the pupils.
At the Interest Group meeting on Wednesday, 17 April, the RRS Group and the Pupil Council were given lots of information, from Mr Thompson, about how F.R.O.M. had built feeding stations, provided food and medical supplies and were working closely with the orphans in Malawi.
Mr Thompson was presented with a cheque by a brother and sister act, the brother who is a member of the RRS Group and the sister who is a Rep on the Pupil Council.
We are delighted to know that the donation will be put to very good use and that we will be kept informed about how that donation will help the orphans in Malawi.
UNCRC / RRSA
Article 12 – Every child has the right to have a say in all matters affecting them, and to have their views taken seriously.
Article 13 – Every child must be free to say what they think and to seek and receive all kinds of information, as long as it is within the law.
Article 15 – Every child has the right to meet with other children and to join groups and organisations, as long as this does not stop other people from enjoying their rights.
Article 20 – If a child cannot be looked after by their family, governments must make sure that they are looked after properly by people who respect the child’s religion, culture and language.