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This picture was taken in Prague during the devastating summer floods which swept through Eastern Europe.John Bibby, MatheMagic's director, was in Prague during the floods and met one of our contacts, Vaclav Sneberger, from the 'Step by Step' programme. Vaclav works closely with many schools in the Czech Republic and knew how much they needed help. When John returned to the UK we began the appeal. York, like Prague, has a river running through it, and has seen some devastating floods over the years, so we felt the people of York would empathise with the situation in the Czech Republic. Over 50 schools in the city of Prague were flooded, and countless more throughout the country. They needed short term, practical aid. The summer holiday closure had been extended until the beginning of October, and we made that our deadline. |