Buy-a-Net Presentation to Bayridge Secondary Class

Debra Lefebvre visits World Canadian Class at BSS on Tues Jan 24th

Debra Lefebvre, founder of Buy-a-Net, visits Ms. Scarlett's grade 12 geography class to discuss malaria prevention.  This class, which includes several Truedell alumni, raised $2000 to purchase nets for distribution in Uganda.

Thursday's Questions

Look at the flag of Uganda.  Research and see if you can find the answers to these questions:

Q.  What is the name of the bird in the middle of the flag?

Q.  What do the three colours (black, yellow and red) of the stripes represent?

Q.  When was this flag adopted?

Hint:  Wikipedia is a good site to find answers for all of the above!

Answers to Wednesday's Questions

Yesterday I asked:

Q.  What does the flag of Uganda look like?
A.  See photo below:

Q.  On what continent can we locate Uganda.

A.  If you said, Africa, then you were right!  See photo below:



Suitcase Update and Question(s) of the Day

Good morning.  A second visit to Truedell Public School revealed that the suitcase of supplies is almost full.  Thank you to all who contributed.  The students at The Great Challenge School in Uganda will be delighted to receive your donations.  So, that leads me to today's questions. 

Q.  What does the flag of Uganda look like?

Q.  Which continent is Uganda a part of?

Bayridge Secondary Shines!

Taylor MacDonald and NIck Wolfe-Brown sell hand-crafted jewellery in the lobby of Bayridge Secondary to raise money for the Buy-a-Net Foundation.

Nancy Grew and Nick Wolfe-Brown accept a cheque on behalf of the Buy-a-Net Foundation.
Pictured (left to right):  Brenda Scarlett, BSS teacher, Taylor MacDonald, Rachel Robinson, Abbi Pierce, BSS students, Nancy Grew and Nick Wolfe-Brown.

On Thursday, January 19th I had the honour of attending the BSS pep rally assembly where I accepted a cheque for $2000 on behalf of the Buy-a-Net foundation.  This money was the result of an initiative taken on by the Grade 12 Canadian and World Issues class.  The class hoped to raise enough to net one village and raised enough for four!!  Hand-crafted jewellery was sold in the main foyer at BSS for 2 weeks in December every lunch hour.  BSS students were welcome to come make their own bracelets for gifts in the geography classroom and many students did just this.  It was a busy and exciting "Beading Up Malaria" campaign.  A huge thank you to all students and staff who supported this initiative.  As a result of this fundraising project, Bayridge Secondary has now netted 12 villages in Uganda since June of 2008!!

The Kingston Connection

Terrific T-Shirts
Debra Lefebvre, founder and Nancy Grew, volunteer, meet to prepare for their journey.

The Kingston Crew (left to right):  Debra Lefebvre, Joanne Douglas, Nancy Grew and Alison Tolman 

 On Wednesday, January 18th, four members of the 12 person crew met at the Kingston BAN office to discuss the upcoming Voluntour trip to Uganda.  An itinerary was shared including stops in Entebbe, Ggaba, Kawempe District andKasana.  T-shirts were distributed which will be worn while volunteering.

The Truedell community continues to give!

One of my stops on the BAN Voluntour itinerary is a visit to a small community school.  The Great Challenge School, in Uganda, has 188 students.  They range in age from 5 - 15 years.  Most of the students are orphans and the need is great.  In an effort to provide some assistance I will be taking an extra suitcase on my travels full of school supplies, donated by the Truedell community.

Samantha Timpany, a grade 6 student, contributes to the suitcase.

The kick off bulletin board display created by Mrs. Grew's grade 4 class.  Information was used to educate the school about malaria prevention. 

Shown in photo from left to right:  Debra Lefebvre, founder of Buy-a-Net, Nancy Grew, grade 4 teacher and Nick Wolfe-Brown, member of the Board of Directors for Buy-a-Net.

The Adventure Begins

Last spring staff at Truedell Public School organised a successful fundraiser for the Buy-a-Net foundation, a local charitable organisation which strives to eliminate malaria in Uganda.  A dedicated team of intermediate students, in coordination with some wonderful parent volunteers used paper beads made by Ugandan women to create hand-crafted jewellery.  This beautiful jewellery was sold at Springfest, our annual fun fair event, raising over $1500, enough to net three villages.  Many thanks to our Principal, Linda Ford who supported this venture, and to all of the students, staff, parents and community members who assisted and/or purchased jewellery or beads.