Students get creative with stones for their Rememberance Day tributes
More than 100 Forth Valley College students used their creativity to mark Remembrance Day and raise money for Poppy Scotland.
Students from the Workstart and Lifestart courses, plus School Link courses, backed by some ACE and Pathfinders learners, painted poppies on stones - with some adding initials of friends and relatives who have served in the forces.
They were then displayed near all three of the college’s campuses - in Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk - to mark Remembrance Day.
They then invited fellow students and staff to make a donation online at https://www.poppyscotland.org.uk/ /get-involved/poppy-appeal/ donate-download-and-display..
Jackie Innes, FVC’S operations manager for the Department of Business and Communities said: “Having initially seen the idea for poppy stones on Facebook, I
thought it would be a great idea for our students to get involved within their Art/enterprise classes.
“Due to the current Covid pandemic, Poppy Scotland are unable to sell and collect donations on the same scale as they have in previous years, hopefully with our students getting involved in this way, our displays on each campus will have encouraged staff and students to make a small donation for a very worthwhile cause.
“I would like to thank all students and staff that have been involved, I have been delighted with the engagement is this idea and really impressed by the creativity and talent our students and staff have shown.”