Schoolchildren in Northallerton have successfully taken part in a charity effort to raise funds for a vital hospital function.
The children of class four at Sacred Heart Primary School in Northallerton recently held a coffee morning to raise funds for Friends of the Friarage’s Eye Appeal - raising £253.59.
Class 4’s teacher, Elisha Holmes came up with the idea of doing something to support a local charity and split the class into three teams; tasking each of them with finding a charity they would like to support.
As part of the project, each team then had to research their chosen charity and present to the class why they should vote for their cause, with the team receiving the most votes for their charity being the winner.
‘Team Friends of the Friarage’ was an all-girls team that put together a presentation explaining all about the Eye Appeal and what it would mean to patients to be able to have treatment closer to home at the Friarage, rather than having to travel further afield to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
Two of the girls in the winning team have a personal connection to the Friarage - having a Mum and Aunty who work there; making Friends of the Friarage an obvious choice for them to support.
Once the charity was chosen, they then had to decide on a fundraising event and agreed on a Coffee Morning to be held at the school.
The children wasted no time getting stuck into baking flapjacks, cookies, iced buns and crispy cakes and got into the fundraising spirit by adding further activities with a ‘Guess the number of Sweets’ jar and a ‘Name the Teddy’.
Miss Holmes, class four teacher at Sacred Heart Primary School in Northallerton, said: “I am incredibly Proud of Class 4 for their outstanding efforts in researching, organising and hosting the coffee morning for their own chosen charity.
"These young people have shown the power of teamwork and generosity and their dedication to supporting others leaves me to believe they will achieve truly remarkable things in the future. Well done Class 4."
A spokesperson from Friends of the Friarage added: “What an amazing achievement class four – a huge thank you for choosing to support our Eye Appeal and well done from the staff and trustees at Friends of the Friarage.”
People can donate to the Friends’ Eye Appeal here.
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