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Denbigh kids dig deep for Haiti
'The students wanted to do something quickly'
Kind-hearted students at Denbigh High School dug deep to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti.
Youngsters from every year at the Alexandra Avenue school have been busy donating and collecting cash for victims of the disaster, and have so far netted 1,195.
Discussions on what the school could do to help were sparked at a Year 10 council meeting a few days after the earthquake.
School spokesman Chris Wright said: "The students wanted to do something quickly whilst the news reports were a priority item and the need for aid and support was at the front of people's minds.
"They made a decision to hold a whole school one-day spare change collection. Our assemblies carried the message and showed some footage of the scenes in Haiti as a reminder of the suffering and loss.
"The pupils were very concerned and asked lots of questions about the children, especially many of whom were now orphaned. Large numbers of pupils gave all their pocket money and some brought in their savings."
Inter-form competitions were held to see who could raise the most money, with many students emptying their penny jars for the cause.
Year 10 student Farah Iqbal said: "With such devastation we had to help them re-build their country. People all over the world have helped and we hope that our contribution is able to help Haiti in some way."
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