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Local Young People making a BIG difference to lives of Marske Hall residents
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egular readers of Coastal View may recall details of an inspirational project In the summer of 2019 when 195 local young people, who were Imagine You Can students took on the mammoth task attempting to raise enough money to build a Sensory Room and install
Sensory equipment for the disabled residents at Marske Hall. Over the course of the summer the students all visited the beautiful home and spent time getting to know the residents, joining in activities and running events for their enjoyment. The residents really enjoyed spending time with these youngsters,
who injected fun and a lively atmosphere to the activity room. Beautiful friendships were formed, and this has resulted in some of the young people signing up to become volunteers at the home. A very ambitious target of £10,000 was set and the youngsters organised and carried out many different
fundraising activities to achieve their target, including Sponsored Events, Race Nights, Sea Dips, Raffles along with sponsorship from local businesses. Ruth Hebden - Volunteer Coordinator at Marske Hall said: “I was greatly impressed by the enthusiasm, determination and drive that the young
people had to ensure that their project was a success.“ Not only was the project a success but those brilliant students smashed their initial target and raised £12,540 enabling the dream to build a Sensory Room complete with equipment Continued on page 6 ►►►
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