Record-breaking total raised on Charity Day
Our spectacular school charity day saw students manning 86 different stalls, raising a record-breaking amount of £5,339 for local, regional, national and international charities.
The annual fundraising day at Haslingden High School and Sixth Form was a huge success, with everything from rubber ducks to face painting and glitter art for Rossendale Hospice, sweets to snacks, mocktails to dessert cups.
Students came up with their own imaginative ways of raising money, and each stall selected a good cause to benefit from the money they raised.
Two entrepreneurial students also run their own businesses. JJ, 14, makes her own jewellery to sell at festivals; her stall benefited Rossendale Responsible Animal Rescue. While Alisha, 17, has been running Henna by Alisha for three years, hosting henna parties and bridal henna hand painting, all the money from her stall benefited Umma Welfare.
Charity Day Co-ordinator and Religious Studies teacher Lisa Southee said: “Today has been nothing short of inspiring. A large group of our students coming together and raising funds for a range of charities. The stalls included the hand-made crafts, the bake sales, the food, the games, and the music, the glitter and sparkle – every bit of it was powered by passion, kindness, and a genuine desire to help others. What stood out most wasn’t just the money raised or the fun had, but the sense of pride – a sense of community from the students running the stalls and the students and staff who supported and donated to the charities.”
Eight teachers had been on a bike ride in Calderdale and completed a climbing time-trial up Cragg Vale, giving Year 7s a way of raising money for the World Wildlife Fund.
Lexi-Rae said: “People had to guess how long it had taken each of the teachers to cycle the 5.5 miles.”
Three Year 8 friends Orla, Violet, and TJ designed and made their own bookmarks for the RSPCA. A waddling of tiny yellow ducks graced Alice and Dominic’s stall fundraising for Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team.
Alice, 13, said: “I feel it is a charity that a lot of people do not know about and it needs to be supported.”
Sixth Form students Sadia and Naimah, both 17, switched roles after five years running a stall and they became supervisors to help the students.
Sadia said: “It is important to give to charity as not everyone is as fortunate as ourselves.”
Bougie Boutique was set up by Isabella and friends to raise money in memory of a family friend Maisie, from Manchester, who sadly died last October with liver failure.
She said: “Maisie was very passionate about her hair and was a girly girl so everything was pink on the stall. We did hair in braids, plaits and bows and also sold raffle tickets.”