Teachers at St. Ignatius have decided it’s time for a new school. They are even going to pay for it themselves.
Every Friday, different members of the staff have been making soup for the under-privileged. Other staff members are paying a voluntary contribution for this soup.
These donations are being collected for charity. Brick by brick, week by week, the new school will be paid for. It will take a year at least, but will be worth it in the end.
Island Supply’s Chris Weaver heard about the soup scheme and wanted to help. The company generously donated a large soup warmer which has been invaluable. The company supplied and installed the soup warmer and even donated a wonderful chowder as the first soup to go into it.
‘We are so lucky in Cayman’ said teacher Paula Ross. ‘We have pretty much recovered from Ivan and the lessons we learned helped us to prepare for future disasters.
‘People in other countries aren’t so lucky. We had several lunches last academic year in aid of Oxfam, and during Lent, our students raised money in various ways.
‘Then they bought ‘funusual’ gifts in tutor groups. These included goats, medicines, training for midwives and farmers, mango trees and other gifts which are given to the neediest people dealt with by Oxfam.
‘This year we decided we’d like to build a school. We heard of an orphanage in Bogotá, Columbia. This orphanage supports some of the millions of unwanted, unloved street children of Bogotá. They are trying to build a school for these children.
‘We raised $750 with a shared lunch and the soup venture, the school added $500. That’s quite a few bricks towards the school.
If you’d like to help, please contact Ms. Paula Ross at St. Ignatius School on 949 9250 ext. 170
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