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Vision Aid Overseas &
Guide Dogs For The Blind

Vision Aid Overseas has been promoted at Saint Paul's during 2005/6 and will be continued next year. The aim now is to continue this theme through a very appealing cause, Guide Dogs for the Blind, the benefits of which are very evident in our community. Through Vision Aid Overseas and Guide Dogs for the Blind we can raise much-needed funds and create a variety of Enterprise opportunities, particularly for Year 9 students. It is hoped that with funds raised for Guide Dogs for the Blind, the Academy can sponsor a puppy through its initial training and follow its progress until it becomes a working guide dog. It is also hoped that we can raise awareness of the value of sight and how many people, particularly people living in developing countries, suffer from eye disease which can be easily given at a very small cost.

Activities in this area would include:

Shades Day for Year 9

This is an introduction to Enterprise activities for Year 9. A number of Year 9 students will work with Ms Stevenson to promote and advertise the event and liaise with Guide Dogs for the Blind. They will arrange:

• To have a puppy and puppy walker in school on the chosen day;
• For the School to be able to pay to support 'Shades Day';
• For carrot cakes to be sold during the week of 'Shades Day' as another way of raising awareness of sight issues;
• For monitoring the progress of the puppy and ensuring that photographs and written accounts are displayed;
• To be responsible for collecting and banking all funds raised.

World Vision Day in October

Year 9 students will be responsible for:

• Making contact with the organisation to make sure that collection boxes, badges and information are in school;
• Ensuring that all classes have collection boxes and that local businesses are also invited to take part;
• Organising the sale of pin badges and display information around the school;
• Collecting and banking all funds raised;
• Collecting second-hand glasses which are 'recycled' in developing countries.

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