Generous pupils raise over £1,700 for Lent appeal
PUPILS at a school in Bridgend have raised more than £1,700 for charity.
The students at Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School, Bridgend, took part in a host of fundraising events in aid of overseas development charity Cafod’s Lent Appeal.
Over a week, staff and pupils put on events including a bushtucker trial, a sponsored run, bake sales, a movie screening and fishing game.
The total for the week is well over £1,700, with the winning class raising more than £450.
Assistant head of religious education, Ms Maher, said: “As a school, we are constantly humbled by the generosity of our staff and pupils, who are always so giving of their time, efforts and donations.”
The week began with a sixth form coffee morning where pupils made tasty treats and class 7C held a movie screening with popcorn, which raised nearly £150.
Form classes also organised bake sales and raffles, and the staff, not wanting to feel left out organised their own fundraising breakfast morning.
Lots of pupils took part in Hula for Cafod, where pupils paid 50p to see who could keep the hoop turning for the longest. The winner was Geraldina, with an impressive time of 9 minutes 16 seconds.
On Thursday, class 8M organised a fun run and year eight pupils were sponsored to run 1km. Luckily, the pupils had sunny weather and some dressed up as superheroes to complete the challenge, which bagged the charity more than £350.
Thursday lunchtime saw the launch of a game, which was inspired by Cafod’s lent theme of turning little fish into big fish.
This Lent, Cafod is working with communities in the South African country of Zambia.
It is estimated that more than half of Zambians live below the poverty line.
Cafod’s partners in Zambia are helping communities to create fish farms where one fish is transformed into a whole business.
This idea caught the imagination of the pupils and they came up with a game if competitors caught a crafty fish, they won an Easter egg.
The finale of the fund- raising week was the 2017 bushtucker trial on Friday lunchtime.
In the face-off between staff and students, they were challenged to drink mysterious concoctions and the first to finish would win.
After many tense rounds, the challenge ended in a tie and over £160 was collected on the door, not including the pre-sold tickets.
Ms Maher said: “The coming together as a community to work for good in the world is one of the things that makes our school the special place it is, both to learn and to work.
“We strive constantly to put Christ at the centre of all we do in school, following his example of upholding the dignity of all human life.
“This is why as a school community we are passionate to support Cafod who work for a better world for all people.”
You can donate to the appeal at cafod.org.uk/ Lent