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has become an annual affair for the school community , raising awareness and support for young children stricken by cancer . Shedding one ’ s crowning glory is no easy feat for many , after all an easier option is to donate money yet the support for this worthy cause has been growing . Yearly , Josephians and teachers shed their hair for a good cause , raising funds in support of the Children ’ s Cancer Foundation . Choo Rui Zhi , then SJI Head Prefect who had organised the first Hair for Hope in 2008 , summed up the aims of his team ’ s effort as an endeavor ' to build a community of care and to imagine , inspire and ignite .' Yes , the world certainly needs more of such youthful idealism . This year , the Prefectorial Board , led by Head Prefect , Brandon Krygsman , organised the SJI Carnival , to raise funds for CHIJ Mission that works with at-risk and disadvantaged children in Singapore and the region .
The Josephian Internationalisation Exchange Programme provides opportunities to carry out overseas service-learning projects with the aim of
Facing page : 324 boys happily distributing goodie bags to the Bendemeer students
This page ( top ): Well shorn heads - Choo Rui Zhi second from right together with his friends
This page ( right ): When shoelessness dominates ... helping our students understand the plight of the poor and underprivileged in the region . One such trip that will take place this year will be to the Philippines to reach out to the underprivileged of Gawad Kalinga and another to Cambodia working with young mine victims . The school ultimately hopes to create sustainable long-term relationships with some of these overseas communities . These new frontiers offer new challenges for young minds and necessary training ground for them to become concerned and active global citizens .
As we drew close to our 160th Founder ’ s Day this April , class 309 managed to rally the school community to walk barefooted in support of the poor children all over the world . This project ‘ One Day without Shoes ’ advocated for awareness of and evoked human empathy for the plight of those who live below poverty lines . As we walked barefooted in solidarity for the Africans , may we continue to walk in the light of our founder who never lost track of his mission to serve others .
... may we continue to walk in the light of our founder who never lost track of his mission to serve others .