Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Welcome Walk - Cali Hutchison


      After the success from the previous fundraiser, raising over £12,000 we had around the same time last year, we had lots of enthusiasm towards this event also. The team spirit and energy in the planning stage was great and there were many suggestions on how we could improve aspects. The whole school was so involved and we loved the fact that we could participate in a fun day in order to raise awareness and money for our link with the Welcome Primary School some of us were lucky enough to visit in 2013.
        On the morning of the day a group of us came in a form of fancy dress, we took it upon ourselves to look as interested as we were about the event so we came dresses as Hawaiian people, despite the fact that the money was going to South Africa. Anyway, we arrived to registration to hand in the money we had raised from the sponsor and then headed to the library where we began to count the money the school had collected, this was astonishing to see the large amounts and whilst counting the money we visited classrooms to ensure they had all handed in their donations. It was so exciting to see all the money and effort people had provided to the event and we all felt so pleased.
       When we completed counting the money we set up outside for the walk to begin before going to our stations around the park. Then the whole school and a few local primary’s started off and walked the route with an extremely good attitude which was so brilliant to watch. The efforts some individuals had made into their fancy dress was amazing and to see the motivation within the pupils in each year was awesome to see. This year’s walk was equally successful in the positive attitudes people delivered and in the money we raised. It was so rewarding to see the whole school being involved in something we know that will make such a significant difference.

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