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Posted: Tuesday 8 June 2010

Pupils donate £38,000 to the Teenage Cancer Trust

Primary Cheque PresentationPupils at Hutchesons' Grammar School have presented a cheque for £38,000 to the Teenage Cancer Trust. It's the largest donation from a school in the Trust's 20-year history.

Louise Stirton, from the Teenage Cancer Trust, commented: "We are delighted with all the hard work and effort that Hutchesons' Grammar School has put into raising money during the partnership. Every day, six young people are diagnosed with cancer, but we don't believe they should stop being teenagers just because of their diagnosis. The units Hutchesons' has raised money for are designed to be as close as possible to a person's life outside. Most importantly they give young people the very best chance of a positive outcome. We want every young person with cancer in Scotland to have that chance and the partnership with Hutchesons' has taken us one step closer to that goal

2009 Senior Cross Country"The Trust fired our aim of raising as much money as possible to support specialised cancer wards for teenagers in Yorkhill and Edinburgh," says Depute Rector Jim McDougall. "We are delighted to have raised in excess of £38,000 for this worthwhile charity, and know that the money will go to help improve the quality of life for young people in our own area.

Teachers Mile 2009 2010The biggest single source of money was the sponsored Cross-Country Run, which raised more than £12,000. Close behind was a "Spellathon" organised by primary pupils which netted £11,142. The Primary pupils excelled themselves, contributing some £14,000 to the overall total, through raffles, sale of Christmas cards and a Movie Day, among many other activities. From cakes to karaoke, from the Talent Show to the Teachers' Mile, Hutchie pupils had it covered.

Throughout the activities, however, pupils were made aware of the reality of cancer for young people, movingly brought home to S6 pupils who visited the specialist teenage ward at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.

Charitable fundraising is an integral and popular part of life at Hutchesons', according to Rector Dr Ken Greig. Each year pupils and staff nominate a single charity to benefit from the proceeds of its fundraising activities and pupils and staff are encouraged to devise different events throughout the year. "The Teenage Cancer Trust really caught the pupils' imagination", he said, "and the school has risen to the challenge of helping the charity."

 

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