SCHOOL pupils were raising cash for an unusual summer holiday in 1997, when they went to Ecuador in South America to carry out community work.
The 20 youngsters faced the challenge of trying canoeing through mangrove swamp and trekking through the jungle on their 6000-mile trip.
And they had already taken their first steps towards raising the £50,000 cost of the expedition.
Teacher Angus Thorburn was going with the group on the month-long trip.
He said the aim was to let them see unfamiliar culture and to develop their team-work skills.
The pupils, aged between 15 and 17, were also to take part in activities assigned by
Care International  charity, which were to include planting trees, cleaning up a polluted river and building a village facility.
The charity works in 74 countries around the world today, including Ecuador.
While help is still needed that country, it’s to be hoped that the efforts of these Glasgow pupils left a lasting legacy of helping those most in need.

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