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This very young man, (teenage and still at school), has promised that more than farmers will benefit from the medal he has designed. He lives not far from the Lizard Peninsula in St Austell, Cornwall, already £5000 has gone to local 'victims' and this includes several businesses as well as farmers. From the reports, and interview, I have seen he seems to have a very genuine desire to help all those who have suffered as a result of the disease. Local news reports here, in the S. West yesterday, announced there are still four reported cases of Foot and Mouth a day. Roxanna P.S. Devon and Cornwall are OPEN to tourists - so any of you could help by spending a few days in the kind of hotel Michael mentions. We locals are enjoying it down here at the moment though because as well as no dead sheep, cows or pigs there are hardly any emmets in sight either! Roxanna Dixon Science Resource Coordinator Ivybridge Community College, Devon [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Kenward <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 10:07 AM Subject: Re: Daniel Hendy > As one victim of foot and mouth, I like it. > > Me? A victim? > > Yes. It wrecked my weekends, stopping me from walking anywhere in the > country for months. > > A trivial observation? Possibly. But it shows that farmers are by no means > the only victims. > > I have a great deal of sympathy for the hotel keepers, pub owners, B&B > proprietors and others whose lives have been thrown into turmoil by a > farming community that too often shows little regard for the rest of society > and thinks that we owe it a living. > > So, will any of the proceeds go to the hotel we like on the Lizard that has > doubtless been hit hard this year because farmers have forgotten the > simplest facts of the science of contagion? > > MK > > ======================================================= > Michael Kenward > Science, Technology, Business Writer > www.michael.kenward.dial.pipex.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: psci-com: on the public understanding of science > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Maria Roy > Sent: 19 July 2001 22:38 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Daniel Hendy > > > Dear All > > Watching BBC Breakfast News today, I was impressed by a young man called > Daniel Hendy who has had a coin minted in order to raise money for those who > are victims of Foot and Mouth. He made a plea at the end of the interview > that he wants the coin to get into all schools and wants help from national > organisations to publicise this. > > Come on you Science Year activitists, how about taking him on board! His > tel/fax number is: 01726 63721. > > Hope you are all well, > > Maria >