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Working with their adopted charity, The Barefoot Project, Leconfield raised £3,000 to fund the purchase of rugby kit and training equipment for a rugby academy in Fiji. This was achieved through sponsored cycles, runs and hikes at a time when the House community was scattered across the world. At one point in March, the Lower Sixth even covered a distance of 400km in nine different time zones.
The chosen whole school charity for this year was Active Impact which promotes the inclusion of disabled children and young people. To raise money for the charity, the whole school, undertook a twilight run over the course of a week. This entailed different Houses running around College Field for a distance of 3km every night of the week. Well done and thank you to everyone who took part!
Proceeds from the 2020 batch of Leconfield Apple Juice also went to the Barefoot Project, along with 90 pairs of rugby boots and girls’ trainers sourced from across College Houses. In addition, during the first lockdown, Dekhan Dodo raised several hundreds of pounds for BLM charities by dying his hair blue and red, whilst Ben Pattrick and Harry Dawson teamed up with pupils from other schools, undertaking thousands of ‘Burpees’ over three weeks, to raise awareness of rhino poaching in Africa. Dr Adam Dunning
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Lara Scudamore
Supported Schools Residential School for Children with Special Needs, Bradet, Romania It is hard to imagine how challenging life at Bradet has been this past year. As Covid infections rose through the winter months, the dedicated staff volunteered
to live in for two-week periods to shield the children, many of whom would be extremely vulnerable to serious complications should they become infected with the virus. At the time of writing, despite several children becoming infected, thankfully, all have recovered. Unable to leave individual Christmas boxes last summer, due to the cancellation of the post GCSE trip, College sent gifts for the children and carers which were happily received. In addition, College will fund the installation of an inflatable swimming pool and sensory garden space. We very much look forward to returning next year to the best hugs in Europe!
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Miss Jane Brodigan
Gogar Primary, Kenya As the pandemic took hold in Kenya, the pupils of Gogar were not left unscathed. Without many of the blessings afforded to us at College, the consequences have been serious and far-reaching. At the time of writing, Kenya is entering its fourth wave, each
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