Before another COVID-19 lockdown struck, year 12 Marian College students joined together for a range of fundraising activities for all students to enjoy
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The Marian has Got Talent show, as well as games, shows and food stalls were all in action on Friday, August 20.
All activities adhered to COVID-SAFE rules, with casual clothes and a gold coin donation kicking off the day's fundraising for Fred Hyde Day.
Marian College's partnership with Fred Hyde began in 2013 with a group of dedicated year 12 students at led by former student Zoe Eastick.
Ms Eastick decided to sponsor an organisation called Fred Hyde Schools.
Our Marian College core value is 'welcoming all, especially the most vulnerable' and the students felt this was a way to reach out to vulnerable students living in poor and remote areas of the globe.
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This involvement with the Fred Hyde Schools has continued since Marian College proudly raised and donated money to see the construction of a kindergarten in Bhola, Bangladesh.
Each year funds are raised to cover the costs of operating this educational facility.
After military service and a successful career in retailing, Mr Hyde was drawn to the Indian subcontinent region.
This is where he became involved in children's charity work and started looking after an orphanage-farm run by an Australian aid agency.
This life-changing experience gave him a special insight into the needs of a child on Bhola Island in Bangladesh and sparked off an idea - to provide basic education such as reading, writing and maths, for as many local children as possible.
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After years of laying the groundwork, he established the charity for children in 1991 on Bhola Island in Bangladesh, still considered to be one of the developing world's poorest countries.
To date, more than 100,000 children have had their education in 56 Fred Hyde primary schools and pre-schools.
Mr Hyde saw his humble little charity grow into the largest provider of independent education in Bangladesh, delivering in the gaps where the government fails to. His volunteer team is committed to keeping Fred's legacy moving forward.
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