Donate prize money to UNICEF
The students of Ásheima, 7th grade class at Ásland School, won a prize for a tobacco-free class in 2015, an annual competition run by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, and are donating the prize money to UNICEF in Iceland.
The Year 7 class of Ásheima, Ásland School, won a prize for a tobacco-free classroom in 2015, an annual competition run by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer. They made an educational video which they called „This is why I'm not going to smoke” and were one of ten classes nationwide to be awarded for their initiative.
Soon after it became clear they had won, they decided on little else but to donate the prize money to charity and thus give back to the community. UNICEF was chosen as a trusted organisation that helps children around the world in a targeted and constructive way. The children decided to donate the money to Nepal, as they had been following the news about the disaster that struck the nation following an earthquake earlier in the year.
At the graduation ceremony of Áslandsskóli, the pupils presented the Executive Director of UNICEF in Iceland, Bergsteinn Jónsson, with 110,000 kr. They then happily headed out into the summer, hoping to make life easier for children who are not enjoying the same opportunities as those here in Hafnarfjörður.
The award-winning video can be found here:
The picture is of students from Ásheimar 7.SL, together with Bergsteinn Jónsson and their teacher.