O ver two days in the Lent term, four football teams took part in the ‘Faith Societies Football Tournament’. A Jewish representative team played a Christian representative team on the first day, with Muslim and Hindu representative teams playing the following day. At half time, the Christian and Jewish teams were drawing 2-2, but the Jewish team came out on top, winning 4-3 in good spirits. A similarly close encounter between the Hindu and Muslim teams meant the score was 1-1 after normal time. The match then had to be decided by a sudden-death penalty shootout and the Hindu team came out on top. All this set up a semi-finals to be played: Christian Vs Muslim and Hindu Vs Jewish. Money was raised by the refreshment sale that accompanied the first match and, at the second, a pizza sale. The Muslim and Hindu boys each paid a match fee to play. In the tournament finals the 3rd and 4th playoff saw the Christian team beat their Muslim opponents 3-0. In the final, the Hindu team managed to win 3-2 on penalties. The Jewish team became the 2015 runners up as both the Jewish and Hindu teams rallied their vocal supporters. Thanks to all who were involved in the planning, the coaching, the refereeing and the organising of these events which have raised more than £120 for the various charities involved. Special thanks must go to Nick Chitty, Tohid Ismail, Henry Lewis and Kayan Dave for their enthusiasm and leadership. Congratulations to the Hindu team for taking the trophy.
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R efreshed from the summer, students participated in a wide range of charity events around the College as the academic year began. With money raised going towards several key and leading charities, many students were motivated by the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge of the summer and set out to fundraise either for our Charity of the Term, Macmillan Cancer Support, or for charities of their own choosing, which included the WWF, Children With Cancer, Prior’s Court Foundation, Level Water, Breathe, Diabetes UK, Tools for Schools, Trinity Hospice, Water Aid, Gutsy Gastros, Wings of Hope, and many more. Events during the Michaelmas term ranged from sports-related projects such as the ‘Oarsome Foursome’ Row (see the article that follows), a penalty shootout tournament, a 60km run, a Cycle to School Day and even a Football Heads competition, to several sales (including bracelets, sweets, cakes, drinks, and Krispy Kremes) and even some more unique events, such as a Roald Dahl dress-up day. In total we raised just over £11,000, with around £3,000 going to Macmillan – enough to fund a Macmillan nurse for a patient for several days, or enough to pay for a Macmillan Mobile Cancer Information Centre to visit a site for a few days. Many congratulations to all those who took part in the Michaelmas term.
B oys of all ages at DC did a brilliant job of raising money and awareness for charity in the Lent term. The £6,307 raised across the school was split between 11 different charities. The Lower School raised £1,021 for a variety of charities over the term. They held sweet sales, a Fifa tournament and raised money through World Book Week. The Junior school also contributed significantly to the Lent term total by raising £866 through ‘The Big Pedal’ and a number of other initiatives related to Comic Relief. The Middle School focused on raising money for Hope and Homes for Children – a charity supporting families who are looking after orphans in Romania, Sudan and similar countries – and raised a total of £2,206. Events of all kinds were organised and for one day only DC had its very own Oriental Restaurant (thanks to 10P). The Upper School raised money for Selfless, a professional skills sharing charity set up by OA Faheem Ahmed. They offer their skills to those who can’t afford them or don’t have access to them. Boys in the Upper School raised money through pizza sales and other events – most notably through the Faith Societies football tournament, in which representatives for the DC Hindu, Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities made up teams, with the Hindu team being crowned champions. Overall, the Upper School raised £2,214 for Selfless.
O nce exams are over, the Summer term lends itself to all sorts of Charity initiatives, with opportunities for boys to express their passions and raise money and awareness in all sorts of ways. The Summer Charity of the term, Hollington Youth Centre in Camberwell, has been supported by the College from its foundation in 1886. Boys have supported the Hollington Youth Centre by bringing in unwanted computer games and raising funds through Mufti days. The most encouraging moment of the Summer term very clearly occurred days after the terrible earthquakes in Nepal. Communities within and around the College, especially the Geography department, rallied students and staff to raise money for the Nepal Earthquake Appeal (see the article on Nepal elsewhere in this Alleynian). In total, £3,353 was raised from all sorts of parts of the school; the Chapel collections, Lower, Middle and Upper Schools, whole college Mufti, parental donations, and a huge bake sale that raised more than £600.
Above : Enjoying 10P’s pop-up Oriental Restaurant
Above : Money has been raised through events such as this Wii tournament.
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