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Veritas - Tuesday's Child visits St. Dominic's High School, Wednesday 21st January 2009
Today Tuesday's Child visited her old grammar school, St Dominic's in Belfast to meet pupils in year 11 and staff. St Dominic's year 11 pupils have been raising money for Tuesday's Child in the run up to Christmas.

Pupils presented Orla Sheehan, founder of the charity and Peggy Sheridan, one of the trustees with a cheque for £170 raised through cake sales and writing Santa letters. Orla said she was delighted to be back in her old school and thrilled when she hear that St Dominic's had been raising money for Tuesday's Child. She gave a short presentation including what she had been up to since she left school and described where the inspiration for the charity came from in Medugorje, Bosnia. She also outlined the Marian ethos of Tuesday's Child work and the UNCRC human rights of children and young people and gave examples of projects around the world where Tuesday's Child lends a helping hand to children and young people.

Ms Sheehan also asked year 11 pupils to think of three things they were brilliant at. Ms Sheehan's former physics teacher Mr McLoughlin was also present and she noted that Physics was one of the things she was definitely not brilliant at!! Orla said, it is not just about academics, we can be brilliant at being a good friend, a kind and caring person and reaching out to those less fortunate than ourselves.

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