Jeans Day at Rabat School in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund

The students and staff of Can. P. Pullicino, Rabat Girls' Secondary today relaxed from formal lessons and held one very important lesson in Solidarity by organising "Jeans Day". The "Jeans Day" as it is now known was held mainly to collect funds for the Community Chest Fund.

Mrs Gemma Mifsud Bonnici, herself in jeans, joined the staff and students in the several activities during the day. Home Economics students provided Maltese food, including mqarrun il-forn and ftajjar; art students were busy painting faces; P.E. students held games of volley ball, basket ball; more hardy students wanted to hold a car wash and the less hardy ones had board games. The students' parents willingly provided foodstuffs and preserves and together with teachers and guests did their shopping here.

The aim was to collect money for the Community Chest Fund. They wanted to break last year's record - a difficult task as last year LM800 were collected in one day. The Head of School and her colleagues, who worked relentlessly for this aim, thank the many generous sponsors for their help. Without their generous co-operation this venture would not have been a success.

Why jeans? This point of controversy has a simple answer. Jeans are the symbol of youth and relaxation. The school, relaxing from formal lessons for one day and in a festive atmosphere, strove to work and show others that they care, they can help and have fun at the same time. Guests at the event included Mrs Gemma Mifsud Bonnici, the students of the Guardian Angel School, Hamrun, The Malta Police and their dogs and the Blood Donors Mobile Unit.