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Children and staff at St Paul’s Primary School, raised a staggering £950 to support Deputy Headteacher Rachel Clews with her London Marathon fundraising, for disabled and autistic children’s charity Caudwell Children.
Mrs D Sadler, Headteacher at St Paul’s said: “Here at St. Paul’s we were so pleased to be able to get involved with some activities to support Mrs Clews’ London Marathon fundraising, particularly as she was supporting Caudwell Children, a charity which does so much for local families, and has benefitted so many children who attend our own school.
“As a Church of England school, supporting others, whether they are part of our own community or further afield, is really important to us. Our school values include ‘compassion’ and ‘friendship’, so it is one of our priorities to teach children how they can show compassion and friendship to others by raising awareness of issues which affect others, and raising money to help overcome those issues. Our children love to be involved in fundraising, and making a valuable contribution to society.”
The school based in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, completed a series of fundraising initiatives from bake sales and raffles to non-uniform days, but their biggest fundraiser was a sponsored run or walk, which raised a phenomenal £700.
Rachel Clews said: “Cake sales and non-uniform days are always successful in school but I also wanted to do something different, which was linked to me running the London Marathon. I asked each class to run or walk around our running track for 26 minutes and get sponsored to do it. The children really enjoyed taking part.”
Constantly evolving, Caudwell Children provide a wide range of practical and emotional support services for children and young people aged 0 – 24 and campaign to create a more inclusive world for everyone.
By providing specialist equipment, autism assessments, short breaks, access to innovative treatments and therapy, employability support and much more, Caudwell Children’s mission is to ensure children have the choice, opportunity, dignity and understanding they deserve.
Rachel added: “I chose to run the London Marathon and fundraise for Caudwell Children because as well as being deputy head at St Paul’s I’m also a SENCO and Caudwell Children have supported many of our families. I have seen first-hand the amazing work they do. I also like to support local charities, where I know our local children are getting the support they need.”
St Paul’s plan to do more fundraising events for Caudwell Children in the near future.
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