Ryan's Well

Dylan's school has been raising money to buy a well for an Ugandan village. They were inspired by the story of "Ryan's Well" which is about an 8-year old boy from Kempville ON who began a fundraising campaign to bring a well to a children's school in Uganda. Ryan is now 15 years old and has raised over 1.5 million dollars. His family adopted his penpal from the village school and his story has been made into a book (featured on Oprah).

As part of the fundraising campaign the children created various crafts which were available for sale. I purchased an $8 macaroni necklace made by my son.

Dylan wore his pyjamas to school for "Pyjama Day" when, for a twoonie you could roll out of bed in the morning and come to school without having to worry about your usual morning chores (like getting dressed).

But the highlight of the campaign was a dance-a-thon in the school gym with strobe lights and black lights. Overall, the school raised a total of $9060. Well done Kew Beach Public School!