Charity Fundraising
CHARITY FUNDRAISING Fundraising during a pandemic has been challenging, but it has been possible! As a school, we have held several successful events, and raised money for local, national and international causes. Through charity fundraising, our community of pupils, parents and staff works together to support others. The pupils, staff and parents have all contributed ideas, time and money, to help those less fortunate than we are. We look forward to the next academic year, the return of the Christmas Bazaar and the Fete, and all the fun that charity fundraising brings! Mrs Anstey-Watson, Charity Coordinator
Macmillan Virtual Coffee Morning In September, the Friends of Junior King’s kicked off our charity fundraising for the year with a challenge: how to host their usual Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event during a pandemic. As always, the Friends proved equal to the challenge! Parents were able to order delicious baked goods and Junior King’s apple and pear juice online from the comfort of their homes. Orders were beautifully packaged and then brought home by the children after school the night before the event so that their parents could enjoy their purchases remotely. In addition to this, an online auction was also held for a beautiful autumnal showstopper, made by a very talented parent. The winner of the auction kindly donated this to the In staff, who were able to enjoy some socially distanced slices with their break time September, coffee. In school, on the day itself, pupils also enjoyed some enormous cupcakes the MFL made by our talented catering team at morning break, in exchange for £1. In total, department donated a phenomenal £1,913.90 was raised. Thank you to everyone who baked, packaged, 500 textbooks to a bought and ate! charity supporting schools in Africa.
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