Stonyhurst College and Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall is a Catholic boarding school in the Jesuit tradition, which aims to create Men and Women for Others . Based on this principle, a number of charities operate within two schools. The schools themselves are registered charities, and thus are obliged to benefit the wider community under the provisions of the Charity Act 2006.
Video Charities of Stonyhurst College
Children for Children
Children for Children is a charity run by Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall students under the guidance of adult guardians. Founded in September 2004. His main concern is working with the Jesuit Musuem Mission in Zimbabwe which consists of St Paul's primary school, high school, hospital, and many other places.
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Learn to Care
Learning to Care (LTC) is the main charity of Stonyhurst College run by students under the guidance of adult guardians. Support a variety of causes, including CAFOD through fundraising activities, such as Rhetoric Rhetoric, Raffles, and Concerts.
Stonyhurst Children's Holiday Trust
The Stonyhurst Children's Holiday Trust (SCHT) is hosted by students at the Higher Line. This raises money through the sale of Christmas cards and the Poetry Banquet which takes place every year in February. Results go to Holiday Week which takes place at Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall every June. Disadvantaged and disabled children are invited from nearby special needs schools and given holidays by High Street students where each child is given a nanny to care for them twenty-four hours a day, for six days. This week involves trips to Windermere and Sea Life Center by the lake, trips to zoos, discos, magicians, and other entertainment-based activities.
Stonyhurst War Memorial Trust
The Stonyhurst War Memorial Trust was established to provide the annual celebration of the Requiem Mass for College alumni who have died in active service, and to supplement income from the Stonyhurst Shadow Charity Association or from the Stonyhurst Charity Association.
Stonyhurst Association
The mission of the Stonyhurst Association is: "to unite and associate past and present students and friends of Stonyhurst in the conduct, promotion, progress or endorsement of all or any of the following charitable purposes (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere ) which is to say the progress of Roman Catholic education and religion, poverty aid, aid and prevention of disease, illness and physical or mental disability, because the committee from time to time in its absolute wisdom thinks ".
Stonyhurst Association Charity Association
The Charite Trust The Stonyhurst Association raises money to advance further education from current and former College students.
Eagle Aid
Eagle Aid is a fund-raising initiative for the poor and disadvantaged, started by the Stonyhurst Association in 1987, to support major projects deemed to have appeal to all Jesuit alumni.
Project
The projects in 2006 included:
- Mine Victims in Kosovo
- Help for Christians in the Holy Land
- Makumbi Mission, Zimbabwe
- Mission Kangemi, Kenya
- Nava Jeevan, India
- The Homeless in Lisbon
See also
- Stonyhurst College
- Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall
References
External links
- The Stonyhurst College website
- St Mary's Hall's website
- Charity website
- More information about Jesuit Charities
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