Fantastic fundraising sees pupils donate £2,924 to good causes

By The Newsroom
Published 4th May 2016, 11:06 BST
Updated 4th May 2016, 14:37 BST
Debra Turner (headteacher) of St Francis of Assisi, Crawley with some of the children who have raised nearly £ 3,000 for charities. Pic Steve Robards SR1611868 SUS-160425-160336001Debra Turner (headteacher) of St Francis of Assisi, Crawley with some of the children who have raised nearly £ 3,000 for charities. Pic Steve Robards SR1611868 SUS-160425-160336001
Debra Turner (headteacher) of St Francis of Assisi, Crawley with some of the children who have raised nearly £ 3,000 for charities. Pic Steve Robards SR1611868 SUS-160425-160336001
Kind-hearted children have raised almost £3,000 for good causes in just six months.

The youngsters, from St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, in Southgate, organised events such as a sleep over and teddy bear’s picnic to raise the money.

Headteacher Debra Turner said each term different year groups carried out mini enterprise projects, choosing a charity of their choice and one area of school development to support.

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This year’s charities were Nightstop, which helps homeless teenagers; family support charity Homestart; aid agency CAFOD, which helps people around the world make a living and access essentials such as clean water and education; and Fairtrade, which fights for decent working conditions and fair pay for farmers and workers in developing countries.

Mrs Turner said: “The idea is that the children use cross-curricular links to independently plan, prepare and deliver a fundraising event.”

The Year 6 children chose Nightstop as their charity.