[guide.chat] dinners fit for the bin only

From: vanessa <qwerty1234567a@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "GUIDE CHAT" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:06:07 +0100
Terrible school food makes 9-year old girl internet sensation
 
Last Updated 16:10(16/06/2012
 
Lochgilphead/Scotland: It was nothing like mid-day meal in India but in a 
somewhat resembling incident in Lirangwe Primary School in Blantyre, Malawi, 
where Martha Payne, the 9-year old girl (from Lochgilphead, Argyll) used her 
blog to raise funds for school children in the impoverished African nation, was 
first told to stop (banned) taking photos of ?terrible? food in the school 
canteen.

But the controversial ban was lifted following a storm of protest on the 
internet. She had started ?NeverSeconds? blog six weeks ago in which she posted 
photos of ?terrible? meals and wrote opinions about what she had been served 
for lunch at her school?s cafeteria.

In a post headed ?Goodbye,? she wrote, ?This morning in Maths I got taken out 
of class by my head teacher and taken to her office. I was told that I could 
not take any more photos of my school dinners,? reports MailOnline.

But the officials seriously underestimated the youngster?s internet following 
and thousands of people, led by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, took to Twitter to 
criticise their decision, leading to a humiliating U-turn by the council.

Within hours of Oliver tweeting to Martha to ?stay strong? and urging his 2.3 
million followers to re-post his message, the schoolgirl?s blog became one of 
the top subjects discussed on the site worldwide. Critics lined up to accuse 
the council of ?bullying? Martha by trying to ?silence her freedom of 
expression? and thousands signed a petition to get them to overturn the ban.

Martha?s father, Dave Payne, 39, said common sense had prevailed. ?Martha is 
beaming,? he said. ?She came home from school with a big smile on her face.
She achieved her goal to raise £7000 for the Mary?s Meals charity, meaning the 
Lirangwe Primary School in Blantyre, Malawi, which has 1963 pupils, could build 
its new kitchen shelter, reports The Telegraph.  
Justifying the ban, Argyll and Bute Council issued a statement claiming media 
coverage of the blog had led catering staff to fear for their jobs, but they 
lifted the ban within 24-hour time following a storm of protest on the internet.

By Friday afternoon, almost 2,400 people had donated £30,000 mainly in £5 and 
£10 denominations through her Justgiving account. A further £5,700 was pledged 
through gift aid, The Telegraph reported.

Her fund-raising efforts have broken records for the charity, after she 
achieved her goal in the shortest time.

The saga began seven weeks ago when Martha, with permission from teachers at 
Lochgilphead Primary School, started taking pictures of her £2 school dinners 
and commenting on them as part of a writing project.

Her first post included a photo of a measly slice of pizza and a lonely potato 
croquette, alongside a sprinkling of sweet corn, a cupcake for dessert and a 
lot of empty space, as published on MailOnline. 


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