9:50pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010
By Warwick Payne
PUPILS at a school in Winchester showed how much they care at a fund-raising day for earthquake victims.
Youngsters at Oliver's Battery Primary School were collecting the cash for those caught in the disaster in Haiti.
The quake is feared to have killed tens of thousands, and left many more injured or homeless.
To play their part in the relief effort, the pupils raised money by holding a fancy dress day. They were invited to wear red and blue, the primary colours of the Haitian flag.
They also brought in coins to place on a large map of the Caribbean nation. By the end of the fund-raising day on Wednesday (January 20) it was piled high with loose change.
It took several days to count the coins, which eventually came to £339.21.
Oliver's Battery Primary was not the only school in the Winchester district fund-raising for the earthquake victims.
St Swithun's Junior School pupils at Alresford Road in Winchester also emptied their pockets for the appeal.
They placed coins on five large letters to spell the word 'Haiti' and raised nearly £500.
Pupils and parents at Prince's Mead School at Kings Worthy collected a bumper sum of more than £1,500 after a day of activities on Friday, January 22.
The day after, the Alresford branch of Save the Children held a street collection in the town, and raised nearly £520.
Meanwhile, British Red Cross shops in Hampshire are donating all their proceeds to the earthquake relief appeal.
The charity is also appealing for donations of fresh stock to sell in its stores.
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