By Alana Mitchelson
BERWICK students have helped raise more than $4000 for charity to help less fortunate children.
Some 500 St Francis Xavier College students had the opportunity throughout August to raise money for the Ruben Centre through the school’s Read-A-Thon program during Book Week, ending Friday 26 August. This year’s Book Week theme was ‘Australia – Story Country’.
Berwick student Sonia Rossitto raised the most funds from securing many sponsors to donate a certain amount of money for each book she read, collecting a total of $300.
The Ruben Centre is a non-profit, charity organisation run by the Christian Brothers African Province. It provides quality education, health, financial and social services to children and families in the Mukuru slum community on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya.
The school offers free primary education to 2500 children.
For more information, visit, www.rubencentre.org.
