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High Five to Bishop Strachan School! This week girls at Bishop Strachan School in Toronto voted to support the Because I am a Girl campaign!

The school’s student-led Philanthropy Council decided to put their good works to a vote this year: of 21 charities that were nominated, 3 were chosen to receive money raised on “grub days.”  On Grub Days, girls who want to wear casual clothes instead of school uniforms pay $2 for the privilege, and that money goes straight to charity.  This time it was to help Because I am a Girl, a global campaign to claim a brighter, safer future for girls.

During the annual Christmas assembly, the BSS girls heard a presentation about the fight for women’s rights around the world, and what Because I am a Girl is doing to make it a reality for tons of girls.  After the presentation, they signed the e-petition to tell the Canadian Government to declare September 22 as the National Day of the Girl.  A bunch of them also contributed to the campaign by making a donation through texting on their cell phones.

It just shows that its true, girls can do anything!  Way to go, BSS!

(If anyone was there and wants to share pics or comments, send them our way and they’ll get posted!)