Farmor's pupils pledge to continue to rebuild lives in Japan (From Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard)
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Tokyo resident revisits pupils at a Fairford school
4:00pm Tuesday 28th June 2011 in News
Caroline Pover returns to Farmor's school to follow-up on her Japan disaster appeal, pictured with students Lily Cheasman, Josh Mawer, Chloe Denness, Katie McDermott, Kieron Jesson and Sophie Foster
PUPILS at Farmor’s School had the chance to learn exactly what happened to items they collected for Japan to help in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami.
British author and Tokyo resident Caroline Pover, who is visiting schools in Gloucestershire, made a return journey to the Fairford school armed with photos and stories of the people in Japan the pupils had helped.
Soon after the earthquake struck in March students delivered relief items including nappies, toothbrushes, food and toys for people in the north of Japan.
Pupils also wrote messages of support in Japanese for the people of Japan.
Deputy headteacher Andrew Wareham said: “The response at the time was superb and students filled one and a half vans with goods. It was fantastic for the students to see where the things they collected had gone. Caroline showed photographs of the messages of support pinned up on a wall in a school in Japan.”
During the visit, Ms Pover also gave students details of her new campaign to raise funds to rebuild houses for fishermen in Japan, costing £7,000 each.
Less than a fortnight after launching her campaign, she already has sponsorship for 10 houses. “Our sixth form charity committee has pledged their support to raise funds to rebuild a house for a fisherman,” explained Mr Wareham.
