BOHUNT STUDENTS ENJOY FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES FOR COMIC RELIEF

ENJOY, RESPECT, ACHIEVE! COMIC RELIEF EVENTS AT BOHUNT SCHOOL AND ACROSS THE TRUST INSPIRED STUDENTS TO RAISE £15,000.

During March, students from across the Trust were tasked to raise an estimated amount of £15,000 on behalf of the Trust for Comic Relief 2019. In an effort to achieve this ambitious fundraising target, Bohunt School asked students to participate and encourage each other in putting the ‘fun’ in a week of fundraising for good causes. Events around the School were expected to raise a significant contribution to the expected cross-Trust donation to the charity. On Wednesday 20 March, staff and students took part in ‘The Great Bohunt Bake-off’, where they were judged on their creative patisserie skills, whether their entries look and tasted good and generally if they ‘took the biscuit’! In the lead-up to the event, video trailers promoting the sale were shared and excitement levels were raised. The cakes were sold to students after the bake-off, so even if they did not catch the judge’s eye, they were instrumental in raising money for a great charity. Neil Pittaway, Head of School said, ‘we pride ourselves in putting charity and respect at the core of our ethos, and of course enjoyment! By fundraising across the Trust, we plan to make a significant donation to Comic Relief UK and hope that students will be aware of the meaning and message behind Comic Relief by the end of the events. I am very proud of all our students who participate and make a contribution to this worthy cause”.

Another school, TPS, asked students to pay £1 to wear their own clothes, and at lunchtime there was a Staff vs Students football match in the Sports Hall where collecting buckets were out in force.

It was a vigorous game with a loud and enthusiastic crowd watching, but staff experience won out over youthful exuberance to make a final score of 4-1, even though the biggest cheer went to the students’ goal!

The money raised across the Trust is still coming in, but the current total is in the thousands – a very impressive result, for a fantastic cause.