Dear ELC families and
friends,
As you may have heard or
seen on the news recently, Typhoon Haiyan has had a devastating effect on many
areas of the Philippines, especially Central Visayas where Mrs. Rocca comes
from. Thankfully, her family and friends have been spared from this horrifying
tragedy but it has left many of her countrymen homeless, hungry, displaced and
in mourning for their lost loved ones. The Edgerley children have also begun
talking about this disaster and discussing ways that they can help other people
in need. Liam struck up some discussion when he mentioned about lots of water
in the Philippines and that his mum is “a bit from Australia and a bit from the
Philippines.” Hugo say, “There was big storms in my other country (the
Philippines).”
Pauline: They don’t have any food because
they had so much. We need to buy some for them and also we need some kid-a-nay
beans and rice. We need to have a aeroplane and a post office and drop it with
the parachute.
Oscar: This is the way to get the Philippines
out. The water camed in and the Philippines is all there. So now no water can
get in. That means they don’t have food. That’s the rice. We give the rice to
them and we have to get money for it from the mummies and daddies. These
scribbles are the suckers and they suck all of the water away.
Liam: There was a thunderstorm and there was
a flood. My mum told me there was a flood. My mummy is from Adelaide and a
little bit from the Philippines. She visits it. We get the money from Australia
then I’ll go on the aeroplane and I’ll give people some food and we are going
to drop it with the parachute case the cars can’t go there.
Henry: There’s a storm in a Philippines. Mrs
Rocca’s friend helped all the people get food and put them in the box,
millions. We can help them and give them food. They need it. Give them rice and
fruit. Put the food in a bag and drop it from the parachute.
To support the children
in their quest, PAC ELC as a small community would like to collect some money
to contribute to helping the Filipinos recover and rebuild. This money will be
donated to the Franciscan Sisters of St. Anthony in the Philippines, a
non- profit organization from Adelaide that have built orphanages and schools
in remote areas of the Philippines and are currently visiting stricken communities
that are in need of food, shelter and medicines. Donations will be used to
purchase the basic goods needed and will be distributed directly to the
communities. We hope that you can be a part of this cause and get behind us in
showing our children what kindness and humanity is all about.
A donation box will be
provided in the front foyer or you can freely give your donations to your
child's class teachers.
