to ask all TEACHERS to please, please

[LoopaDaLoopa]

could you organise something to help with the Philippines disaster? Good list of organisations here

Non uniform day? Box collection? Just bringing in some money? 100 teddy bears? Anything will help :)

Can we do a quick MN campaign somehow?

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If I mentioned this to our school council they would organise a bake sale. Even £50 would help.

I'm starting to feel slightly sorry for teachers as a profession. Fundraising for the Philippines is no more the responsibility of teachers than anybody else.

There was a thread a couple of weeks ago asking teachers to do something or other on parents evening. What is it about teachers that seems to make people think they can tell them how to do their job?

Don't worry, we are good at feeling sorry for ourselves.
We come under the heading of 'Something Must Be Done'
Passive tense.
Who is to be the Doer is more of a challenge.

Of course they do, soverylucky. They are just very selective about which ones, so as not to compromise on any of their beliefs.

I take it you are a catholic and feeling somewhat paranoid?

Agree, it's Children in Need this week and, for us, we have had various requests recently for donations (tombola prizes, bottles and soon there'll be a request for cakes) to the Christmas Fayre that's imminent.

I'm a teacher, yes, but dh and I were discussing only this evening at dinner that we shall organise sending a donation asap. I think it's for individual families to sort, actually. Don't be giving yet more sticks to people to bash the teaching profession for "not doing enough."

CIN is already in our school diary.

It was more that this disaster, in a predominantly Catholic country by Act of God is something that catholics could support without reservation, unlike RND or Jeans for Genes or other national fundraising efforts that are supported by the majority of schools.
That's why I linked it into the church as well, the priests could do a homily and solicit support.

Heartbrokenmum73 - oops!

Crikey. Because I'm a teacher. Because I'm racking my brains. No need to get so riled, no-one's forcing you to do anything.

This Pope could turn out to be the best thing that's happened to the Church for decades. Not just prayers, but concrete help. Not a lot, but it's an initial donation.
www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/typhoon-yolanda/43467-vatican-emergency-aid-philippines-typhoon

I'm a teacher and don't mind you asking me.

Sadly, Children in Need boasts of 100% of money staying in the uk.

I wrote on Monday morning asking for money at school to go to the Phillipines. It was the strongest storm ever to make landfall, and that's caused by global warming.

Our responsibility - that's where money should be going right now. And I work for 2 uk (local) charities working for the welfare of families in this country. Answering emails today, I had destitute asylum seekers asking our charity to forget them and give our money to Indonesia.

I'm a teacher in the Philippines. Right now we need money more than anything. I know that sounds ridiculous but if you could even donate a fiver to one of the big agencies on the ground here that would help. Philippines Red Cross, UNICEF or MSF are the best ones.

If you send material goods they will not be able to distribute them for a while. Most places are still cut off so we need to get to them first. Sadly, we need funds to be able to do that. Plus, five pounds will go a lot further here than in the UK so actually it doesn't make financial sense. Sorry, I know this sounds money grabby but it's not. We are grateful for any and all help that people are able to provide. I guess I'm just saying that if you want to have immediate impact, money would be more helpful right now.

Thank-you. :(

Why should it always fall on the teacher's shoulders to organise fundraisers? If a parent feels so strongly about a particular issue, they're welcome to run their own fundraiser.

And yes, I have made a donation to the relief effort, but didn't need to involve the school in doing so.

I suppose professional educators should be flattered that the nation's parents see them as the 'go to' people to arrange charitable endeavours of all kinds.

I look forward to a thread saying 'Doctors! Please please please solve the housing crisis'

I've been galvanised by sparks to send a fiver to MSF. DH had already given some cash to our NDNs (Who are Filiino) to forward.
Very best wishes to you sparks. Stay safe.

Wow. The idea that it's a catholic country so it's up to catholics to spearhead the relief effort is quite disturbing.

I presume that the Disasters Emergency Committee will do something pretty soon. And if you donate through them you can GiftAid it.
They collected via high street banks after the tsunami.

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