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KINGSWOOD IN FOCUS 2020-21 | COMMUNITY & WORLD ACTION
CHARITIES …it only takes a few people with a vision to raise awareness about something that matters to them… to make a real difference” Whilst we may not have been able to raise funds in the usual way last year, plenty of charities still needed important funds to survive. Kingswood School has always led by example in charitable giving so the restrictions didn’t stop us from doing all we could to help those less fortunate than ourselves.
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owards the end of the Autumn term, students across the Kingswood community, led by Year 13 students Tomiwo, Harry and Ben, completed various challenges to raise money for Movember, the proceeds of which go towards organisations which support men struggling with physical and mental health issues, which often are not talked about and that, for many, have been exacerbated by Covid this year.
Mimi, Niamh and Edie in Year 12 took on the running challenge to run 40km each (although in the end they ended up covering a massive 150km between them!) and many students grew their moustaches throughout the month. To support the students, and inspired by this epic effort, Mr Musgrove and Mr Smith decided to try to match their efforts. However, as this was a last minute decision, with only a few days left until the end of November, they were consequently forced to either grow a full moustache in less than a week or run 120km between them to try and match the girls’ initial goal. Having decided that running would be the more achievable of the two options, the idea was born to complete a ‘oner’: a 60km run around Bath: three laps of 20km each. So, starting at 6am from The George, and with no proper training at all, what followed was a gruelling 60.06km run that took them 5 hours 52 minutes.
“Huge thanks to everyone who donated towards our Movember fundraiser. As a team, we raised over £2000! I want to personally thank Mimi, Niamh and Edie, and of course Mr Musgrove and Mr Smith for their upmost commitment. We could not have raised such a large amount of money without you. Please remember to keep being kind to others and to check up on friends during these times. Thank you.” Tomiwo Hopefully the message that it only takes a few people with a vision to raise awareness about something that matters to them and to make a real difference will resonate more loudly and for longer to many throughout our community.
