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Fund raising at Duncombe School for the Haitian earthquake appeal

The whole community of children, staff and parents at Duncombe School in Hertford wanted to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Last Friday a coffee morning was held and the Rev Jo Loveridge from All Saints’ Church, Hertford addressed a special assembly.
The whole school then gathered in the playground around a map of Haiti and covered the map with coins brought from pocket money and piggy banks, contributed by families and staff and raised by a cake sale instigated by five of the pupils and held during the coffee morning. Rev Jo led everyone in a prayer and the singing of ‘He’s got the whole world in His hands’ around the map. And then the counting began! The grand total came to over £1,300!
Headmistress Verity White was delighted but not surprised: ‘Duncombe is well known for its caring ethos. The pupils were particularly touched by the terrible suffering of many Haitian children and asked me if the school could do something to help. This is the wonderful result’.