Thursday 13th Jan 2005
STUDENT BALLOON RELEASE BOOSTS TSUNAMI APPEAL

Students from Calderdale College boosted the Tsunami Appeal fund this week with a mass balloon release from the campus in Francis Street

“They have been desperate to do something to help and we thought that this was one way of showing solidarity and getting lots of people involved as a student body”, said Sahra Hargreaves, Millennium Volunteer project worker at Calderdale College.

Farah Naz, 17, who is studying Interior Design and Law said, “It is one way that we, the younger generation, can pay our respects to those who have lost their lives as well as contribute to the disaster fund”. Sophie Yasin, 18, studying Law and Information & Communication Technology said, “It’s our way of showing that we care and that our thoughts are with those who are left to try and rebuild their lives”.