Herts and Essex launches the first Uganda Dance Marathon
Amelia Erswell
Tuesday the 14th of November saw yet another outstanding outcome for The Hertfordshire & Essex High School in terms of its charitable events. This marked the first ever Uganda Dance Marathon, an event coordinated by Interact – one of the school’s resident charity platforms. The astonishing sum of £5,600 was raised during the day – smashing previous event records.
Herts & Essex prides itself on creating well-rounded students who thrive not only academically but also socially – and therefore charitable events are pivotal to their development. Whilst the dance marathon helped to aid our partner Eden High School, it also allowed the students discover and facilitate their proactivity, compassion and initiative. It was an enjoyable affair for all involved, be it the lower years (immersed in the dancing experience) or the teachers who were Disc-Jockeying. The students’ sense of community and hard work is reflected with the vast profit raised and resonates with the comment from Miss Dash, our resident librarian who went on the trip to Uganda this summer:
“We had a great day and what's really fantastic is that we have raised so much money for doing it. Eden is a cause close to our hearts here at Herts & Essex and it's amazing to see the whole school community being supportive.
The money raised will make a huge difference to the students at Eden. It will enable them to install solar-powered lighting in all of the buildings. At the moment, the boys' and girls' dormitories do not have any lighting at all, so this will be a huge benefit. It also means that the rest of the school will be able to be off-grid and free of the expensive and unreliable mains electricity.
We will also be able to invest money raised into Eden's farm. This will enable the students to have a varied, balanced and nutritious diet instead of their usual meal of 'posho and beans'.”
The concept of support and unity is paralleled by the effort and time contributed to preparing and supporting the dance marathon. Therefore, lastly, I would also like to thank those who kindly sponsored the students participating and the Interact team for their proficiency which allowed the event to take place.
Herts & Essex prides itself on creating well-rounded students who thrive not only academically but also socially – and therefore charitable events are pivotal to their development. Whilst the dance marathon helped to aid our partner Eden High School, it also allowed the students discover and facilitate their proactivity, compassion and initiative. It was an enjoyable affair for all involved, be it the lower years (immersed in the dancing experience) or the teachers who were Disc-Jockeying. The students’ sense of community and hard work is reflected with the vast profit raised and resonates with the comment from Miss Dash, our resident librarian who went on the trip to Uganda this summer:
“We had a great day and what's really fantastic is that we have raised so much money for doing it. Eden is a cause close to our hearts here at Herts & Essex and it's amazing to see the whole school community being supportive.
The money raised will make a huge difference to the students at Eden. It will enable them to install solar-powered lighting in all of the buildings. At the moment, the boys' and girls' dormitories do not have any lighting at all, so this will be a huge benefit. It also means that the rest of the school will be able to be off-grid and free of the expensive and unreliable mains electricity.
We will also be able to invest money raised into Eden's farm. This will enable the students to have a varied, balanced and nutritious diet instead of their usual meal of 'posho and beans'.”
The concept of support and unity is paralleled by the effort and time contributed to preparing and supporting the dance marathon. Therefore, lastly, I would also like to thank those who kindly sponsored the students participating and the Interact team for their proficiency which allowed the event to take place.