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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, March 20, 2015 | 12 Munn's students offer friendship to Africa by Herb Garbutt Oakville Beaver Staff Julia Pridmore and Lauren Collett thought they might sell a box of bracelets. Maybe two, if things went well. The Rafiki (Swahili for friend) bracelet sales were the first undertaking of the Me to We club the two Grade 8 students formed at Munn's Public School, so they tried to keep expectations in check. When they sold out on the first day, they restocked -- and sold out again the next day. "We didn't realize so many people would want them," Collett said. "We had to keep going out to buy more." voted #1 tanning First Tan Free* With this ad Offer ends April 20, 2015 Students have been selling Rafiki bracelets and have raised more than $2,000 for the Free the Children's Adopt a Village program, which supplies clean water, school supplies and other necessities for a village in Africa. | photo by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) www.TanWild.com · 511 Maple Grove Drive, Oakville · 905.338.2700 The purchase of Rafiki bracelets support Free the Children's Adopt a Village program. Each colour of bracelet directs the funds to a specific need -- the purchase of a blue bracelet provides 10 litres of water for a child, green provides seeds for a family vegetable garden. "They've made the school aware of a lot of global issues," said Munn's teacher Chantal Drolet. Pridmore and Collett also wanted to provide help close to home so they built in a component to raise funds for a local charity. see Efforts on p. 13 THE ANSWER FOR TRUE DIVERSIFICATION MAY BE IN YOUR BACKYARD Let Acorn help you diversify your portfolio. Contact us to find out how at acorn.ca or 905-257-0773 TICO# 4537114 ON REG# 970855995 A world-class asset manager--based in Oakville--Acorn invests over $100 million on behalf of institutions and accredited investors seeking true diversification to achieve better portfolio returns and risk reduction. Cruise Holidays of oakville 221 Lakeshore Road East · 905-337-2228 info@cruiseholidaysoakville.com www.cruiseholidaysoakville.com