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Mahurangi College teaching assistant Louise Graham had four students doing 40 acts of kindness as part of the World Vision 40 Hour challenge recently. They have made pizzas for the teaching assistants in the Senco department, thank you cards for their whanau teachers, helped neighbours, made physical education bags for students who didn’t have them and goody bags for the homeless.
“They enjoyed thinking up new ways of being kind to others, a valuable life lesson in itself.” Graham says. Two more of her students did the 40 hours of fasting, as per the original 40 hour challenge, which began in 1975. “I remember doing that myself, when I was at school.”
Proceeds from the 40 hour challenge this year will go towards safe water projects that improve health and create employment. Graham says it is not too late to donate by sponsoring the Mahurangi students.
“If you can spare even as little as $5, you will be helping the push to bring clean and safe water to villages around the globe. Just $18 will give a child three months of emergency safe water and $32 can get a one month purifying kit for a family.”
For more details, see https://my.worldvision.org.nz/ and search for the Mahurangi College Students Fundraising page.
