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Cross-Country team takes U20 banner - October
24, 2009
The weather has turned cold, but the Linden
Cross-Country team had some hot results on October 16 at their
championship races at Sunnybrook Park.
It was a banner day for Linden. The girls
competed in four different age categories, against 652 runners
from 17 different schools, and came home with three second
place team finishes and a banner win in the U20 girls division!
The four members of the U20 team placed 3rd, 4th, 9th and
10th overall, showing great team strategy and working together
throughout the race to come home with the win.
The girls' coaches are thrilled with how
each and every girl stepped up on race day to reach their
individual goals, push through challenges, and give 110% on
the race course. Congratulations to the whole team! The fantastic
results are a testament to the hard work they put in all season.
The coaches would also like to thank all
the parent volunteer drivers who helped out with transportation
on race day, and all the parents who came to cheer the girls
on.
Hunger Banquet raises over $200 for Kiva.org
- October 19, 2009
A banquet where guests leave hungry? It
may seem like a contradiction, but the purpose of October
14th's Hunger Banquet at Linden, hosted by the grade 9 business
class during All School, was not to fill stomachs. It was
to demonstrate the fact that hundreds of millions of people
all over the world are going hungry every day, and to motivate
attendees to do what they can to help solve the problem of
world hunger.
After paying an admission fee of $2 to enter
the banquet, each guest randomly drew a ticket assigning them
to the high, middle, or low income group. Here is a breakdown
of the income distrubtion:
- 15% of guests drew a ticket for the high-income group,
- 25% belonged to the middle-income group, and
- An overwhelming 60% found themselves in the low-income
group.
Based on the group they belonged to as a result of this
draw, each attendee received a picture of a typical daily
meal for someone of their income (i.e. a sumptuous pasta
meal for the high-income group; a simple, but filling meal
for the middle-income group; and a meagre meal of rice and
water for the low-income group).
As well as heightening awareness of the
enormous number of individuals for whom hunger is a reality
(and generating some very interesting discussions among attendees
about unequal distribution of incomes), the event also raised
over $200, which the grade 9 class will use to help support
female entrepreneurs through Kiva.
Kiva is a micro-financing website that allows lenders to connect
directly with people and projects they want to support. By
helping women fully realize their economic power, the funds
raised by the grade 9 girls will also help developing nations
to lift themselves out of poverty. (Investing in girls and
women is increasingly being recognized as one of the best
ways to help developing nations increase their economic output
- click
here to read more.)
The grade 9 class and their teacher, Kat,
thank all the teachers and students who attended the banquet
for their support!
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