2 December 2022
KGS Pupil Voice Community Committee – Charity Events
Once again, in the lead up to the Christmas holidays, we would like to turn our attention to helping others in both our local community and also by raising money for an international charity for children. The charities we will be supporting this Christmas are:
STREET LIFE- https://wearestreetlife.org/ - A youth work charity who assist vulnerable young people in the Blackpool area
FYLDE FOODBANK (KIRKHAM) - https://fylde.foodbank.org.uk/ - A local charity helping people & families who are in crisis.
LOCAL CARE HOMES ACROSS THE FYLDE COAST
SAVE THE CHILDREN- https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/- A charity that operates in 117 countries around the world, providing unique care and attention to children based on their specific needs.
https://christmas.savethechildren.org.uk/fundraising/michelle-tickle-christmas-jumper-day
Our plans include:
Collecting food & items to donate
Entering a Christmas tree competition and donate the tree to a local care home
Bringing in a box of biscuits or chocolates
Wearing Christmas jumpers on Thursday 15 December, whilst enjoying Christmas dinner too.
How can you help?
Street Life & Fylde Food Bank
We have collection boxes in our library and would be grateful if pupils could bring into school any of the following items:
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Fluffy Socks |
Maltesers |
Tinned soup |
Tea or Coffee |
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Retail Vouchers |
Matchmakers |
Dried pasta |
Sugar |
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Make Up/Hair products |
Lip Balm |
Rice |
Biscuits |
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Earphones |
Gloves |
Jars of pasta sauce |
Snacks |
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Men’s Gift Sets |
After Eights |
Tinned beans |
Toiletries / Body spray |
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Perfume |
Chocolate Oranges |
Tinned meat |
Tinned fruit |
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Aftershave |
Nail Polish |
Tinned vegetables |
Breakfast cereals |
Local Care Homes
Please buy a box of chocolates or biscuits (e.g. Quality Street/ Heroes) . All gifts can be dropped off by pupils to our school library.
Or pupils can enter our Christmas tree competition being run by Mrs Halsall. Pupils can enter individually or as a form. The trees can be donated to local care homes as part of a small Christmas hamper. Trees will be displayed in the library on Thursday 8 December in time for the judging to take place. (Further instructions have been given to our pupils)
Save the Children
Come to school on Thursday 15 December wearing a Christmas jumper and make a donation on our Just Giving page. https://christmas.savethechildren.org.uk/fundraising/michelle-tickle-christmas-jumper-day
Any support you can give to support such worthy causes, would be most appreciated.