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James's
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My name is James
Tabbener. I am a fifteen year old boy
living on the Llanrumney estate,
Cardiff. |
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I take part in the
Llanrumney Youth Inclusion Project s
informal programme. I was offered a
chance to take part in a humanitarian
trip with a local charity The Leaves of
Hope through the project. |
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I had to raise £400
in order for me to go. I found this to
be a bit of a pain as the fundraising
had to be done in my own time. I would
have rather have hung out with my mates.
I did enjoy the fundraising events when
I got into them, especially the quiz
night. Our table top sale was a bit of a
nightmare as not many people turned up
and we ate most of the hot dogs for sale
ourselves. |
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The trip was to
Belarus to help decorate a play area
outside a local hospital with flowers
etc. The trip to Belarus took about two
days on a minibus and a converted
ambulance. We travelled through England,
France, Netherlands, Germany, Poland and
into Belarus, just outside Russia. |
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The journey was very
tiring and there were some arguments on
the way but we had to work through them
because we had to work as a team to help
improve the lives of the children in
Belarus. |
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We all
worked very hard but it did not
seem like work. We were all glad
to do it. The children had
nothing, no nice trainers, not
many had socks, and sometimes
only one set of clothes. It made
me feel very sad. I wanted to go
and buy them all a new pair of
shoes but I did not have the
money!
I was glad to have taken part in
the trip because I met a lot of
new friends, I had ent been out
of Wales before and we made the
Belarusian children happy. I
wanted to cry when we finally
had to leave after six days over
there, I was very upset. |
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There were less
arguments on the way home. We were all
very tired and more grateful for what we
have. |
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I think more
differently now and have not been in as
much trouble. I would definatley go
back. It s the best thing I have ever
done. |
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