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My Lego Project to build Self Esteem
Do you have access to old Lego building blocks? Or maybe one of your friends has 3 lbs of Lego somewhere in a corner of the storage room? Or maybe your co worker or employer has some? I want it!
Why?? I have a lot of students who really like to play with Lego. Almost every day I get "bad behaving" students in my office and one of the first thing they do is start playing with the small supply of Lego I have in my office. I want to start a Lego Building Project in order to improve the self esteem students. Some of those students have practically nothing: they try to get "contracts" such as snow shoveling or whatever to earn money. Not to put in their savings account, but to buy food for themselves and their brothers and sisters. I have one student who walks in my office every day for his daily healthy drink: orange juice. Most of the time he does not have any lunch with him, because he is being told he is old enough (10 years) to earn money for his own food!
As rich and well organised as Canada is, Child Services seems to fail in remote communities, even when cases are shuffed under their noses!
My aim is to build a giant dinosaur of about 2 meters and a huge Totem Pole with the kids. I do not know how much Lego I need LOL, I am going to write Lego if they can give me an estimate and maybe a building plan (See their answer below).
School does not have money to buy Lego. In fact, already more than 1/3 of this school years budget has been spent on essential items as second-hand school desks, chairs etcetera. If you can help out, please let me know. I am posting my address on the bottom of this page.
Your thoughts: Ya Ya, Natives already get tax breaks, they are on social welfare, free complete medical care, now why this fund raiser? Super easy: the kids I see do not see any of those benefits!
Oh, if you are a Squidoo Member, please vote for my Lens. I need all the attention I can gather!
Help me Improve my Students Lifes now! Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.
Download the Official My Lego Project Flyer
and hang it up in a good place!
Press the green button to download the Official My Lego Project Flyer. Please leave a note on my guestbook and tell me in which city or town your flyer is hanging! a THANK YOU from me!
and of course from my students
Hi,I just want to say how thankful I am or all the attention My Lego Project is getting. After only 2 days on Squidoo, this lens was rated Lens of the Day. Lots of people are sending support e-mails or are getting in contact to help out.
Don't forget to add this Lens to your Favourites. As soon as I start receiving Lego and start building, I will post pictures daily on this Lens.
Update 21 December 2007:
I have received 65 pounds of Lego so far and about 100$ in funds. I am going to spend the money at Walmart, just after Christmas (when the sales have started).
Yesterday, I was being told a big shipment is coming on the bus towards me. So as soon as I know how much that is, I will drop a note!
Thanks again for all your kindness!
Where to send Lego to?
If you want to send lego, THANK YOU!!The schools address:
Hector Thiboutot Community School
attn: Chris de Feijter
PO Box 150
Sandy Bay, SK S0P0G0
Canada
If you are sending from outside of Canada, please indicate the following on the customs form:
- Gift
- Value: less than $20
- Description: Used Lego blocks for charity
MyLegoProject Promotion Video
~my first ever made video ;-)
Would you like to help?
Would you like to help or give your support in another way? Please contact me here: chris@mylegoproject.com
If you would like to donate to the My Lego Project, please click the Pay Pal Logo. It does not matter how much you donate, every cent is appreciated.
I am currently looking for:
If you would like to donate to the My Lego Project, please click the Pay Pal Logo. It does not matter how much you donate, every cent is appreciated.I am currently looking for:
- people who can help me approach companies as potential Sponsors;
- people who can help me with building plans;
- people who can help me get I contact with the right person at the Lego Company;
- people to promote my project by forwarding this webpage or by distributing the Official My Lego Project Flyer.
- somebody who can get this project on the (local) news.
Sponsors and contributors
People and companies who donated Lego or money to support the project.
- Jeremy Goodman donated US$ 5.
- Zac Givens, President and CEO of IntelliHosters Network Solutions offered free hosting of this site.
- Sylvain from 1001bricks donated 2 kilos of assorted Lego blocks.
- Zoe from BrickScope donated a 5% discount coupon to spent in the store.
- A lawer company from New York is trying to focus part of their charity fundraiser to help My Lego Project.
- Toni is willing to be a collection point in Edmonton and will pay for the packaging and postage to get the blocks to me.
- Maayke Langelaar donated EURO 30 to the project.
- Squidoo donated a $300 coupon code to create offers.
- On November 13/2007 I received the first Lego. It was a new small box, with a Star Wars plane. This Lego was donated by an Anonymous person. Thanks!!
- Lewis Smile donated $5 via PayPal.
- Diane donated a box of new Legos.
- Jim donated more than 6 pounds of assorted Lego.
- Sue sent me 2 pounds of assorted Lego. Thanks, Sue!
- Carl donated $15 via Paypal to the Project.
- Tim donated 6.5 pounds of Lego. Great!!
- Simon Vics donated US$ 25 via PayPal. Thanks for your help, Simon!
- Anthony donated 4 pounds of Lego: 2 big Spongebob packs! Great, the students will love it!
- Maayke donated 4 kilo of Mega Blocks.
- Stibbe's New York office, a multinational Dutch Law Firm, donated an unweighted amount of Lego.
- Another Tim donated 4 pounds of Lego.
- Just received part of their shipment of 21 pounds of Lego from Joe Miserendino (Unhalfbricking), Tracy Dale (Brick-a-thon) and Tommy Smith (spare bricks). Visit their Lego stores on Bricklink.com
- Jonathan Flaks (www.jfcoach.com) donated 10 pounds of Lego to the Cause. Thank you very much!
- Pam donated 20 pounds of washed and sorted Lego. Thanks again!
- Marc donated a bunch of Lego. Thanks for the donation.
- Mr Folkerts from The Netherlands donated a bunch of Mega Blocks.
- Dick, also from The Netherlands, added another lot of Lego to the growing collection.
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or Ideas to Help!
- Ask your friend on the local radio station to mention this project;- Call your sister at the newspaper;
- Hang up the support poster in your local thriftshop;
- E-mail all of your friends and ask for support
etcetera
a Reply from the Lego Company
- Too bad they cannot help!
Dear Mr De Feijter,
Thank you for your recent email from 01/12/07 asking the LEGO Group® to consider your request for support.
Last year, LEGO Systems, Inc. received over 4,000 requests for LEGO® toys, monetary contributions and sponsorships. While we would like to support every request, due to limited resources this is not possible. For this reason, our management made the decision to concentrate donation, contribution and sponsorship efforts to hospitals, shelters and non-profit organizations for disadvantaged children. We make donations in the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts area in the United States and the Toronto, ON area in Canada, due to our proximity to those cities.
We do not support requests from individuals, religious organizations, schools and day care centers, national or international organizations, organizations located outside of the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts areas or endowment funds.
Thank you for your recent email from 01/12/07 asking the LEGO Group® to consider your request for support.
Last year, LEGO Systems, Inc. received over 4,000 requests for LEGO® toys, monetary contributions and sponsorships. While we would like to support every request, due to limited resources this is not possible. For this reason, our management made the decision to concentrate donation, contribution and sponsorship efforts to hospitals, shelters and non-profit organizations for disadvantaged children. We make donations in the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts area in the United States and the Toronto, ON area in Canada, due to our proximity to those cities.
We do not support requests from individuals, religious organizations, schools and day care centers, national or international organizations, organizations located outside of the Hartford, Connecticut/Springfield, Massachusetts areas or endowment funds.
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- Sep 23, 2009 @ 4:01 pm
- What a fabulous idea and lens! 5* and I am featuring it on my lego lens. My hubby's a big boy who still loves his lego, and it's definitely a form of therapy for him. Wonderful! Love, Darcie
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- OhMe OhMe Nov 25, 2008 @ 7:13 pm
- This is wonderful. I am going to feature this lens on my new lego lens
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- BethErickson BethErickson Aug 21, 2008 @ 9:14 pm
- oh wow. I really appreciate your doing here. I'm very interested in this project. I believe this really helps a lot to boost the self-esteem of children having learning and behavioural disorders. You deserve 5*s and I'm putting you on my favorites.
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- debnet debnet Aug 8, 2008 @ 5:02 am
- This is great! And this is exactly the kind of lens I'd like to see in the Emotional Wellbeing group. PLEASE submit it!! 5*
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- abby abby Apr 30, 2008 @ 9:58 pm
- If you go to the Lego Store you can buy boxes of
lego bricks in bulk, I've gotten 3 or 4 boxes of
1X1 bricks for art projects, costs about $70 each
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- Phil D. Phil D. Mar 26, 2008 @ 6:58 pm
- Chris you should be very proud of yourself for what you are doing. Everbody likes legos, especially children. its a great way to bring your school "community" together. i myself was lucky enough to escape poor living conditions and went to a private school but i always do what ever i can to help. unfortunatly i dont have my legos anymore and am attending college so also broke :(. Congrats though for the amazing effort and feel good that your helping out!! LEGOS ROCK!!!
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- smd123 smd123 Mar 4, 2008 @ 12:46 pm
- This is a great lens! Alot of valuable information. I can't wait to see more! Please visit and rate my new lens Learn to Love Your Body Now. I'll show you how to love who you are no matter how you look. Thanks, Sarah~
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- CLB CLB Feb 29, 2008 @ 3:11 pm
- Hi Chris, I am a Mom of three boys: one is an Aspie, one I nicknamed Sir Lego of the Creative Realm, and another who is following the example of the second, lol. But don't worry, I have two girls at home as well.
Great lens, and good work, keep it up!
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by dr.chris
My name is Chris de Feijter and I am an Educational Psychologist and certified teacher,
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