GEMS raises funds for Dubai Cares programme

GEMS Our Own English High School Dubai has raised Dh500,000 for Dubai Cares, part of Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.

All funds raised will go towards Dubai Cares’ Education in Emergencies programmes to support children affected by conflict, natural disasters and epidemics.

At a ceremony held in the school, the cheque was presented by school officials, including the principal, students and teaching staff, to Dubai Cares representatives. The school started with selling booklets worth Dh10 to collect donations for Dubai Cares. Three students who sold the maximum number of booklets (Rhea Bhatia of Grade 10 with 21 booklets; Michelle Joshua of Grade 10 with 20 booklets; and Hessa of Grade 8 with 12 booklets) were felicitated, along with others.