Girls at Croy Primary School help the people of Ukraine by organising fundraising event which raised more than £600
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A quartet of youngsters has raised more than £600 to help people affected by the war in Ukraine.
Martine Kelly, who is the headteacher at Croy Primary School, was so pleased with what his four pupils achieved that she contacted the Courier to make sure they received the recognition they deserved.
P6 pupils Eva Simpson, Isobel Smith, Izzy Hughes and Holly Blackburn approached Mrs Kelly to help them raise funds after seeing what was happening in Ukraine.
They baked and sold cakes, approached a local restaurant to help them provide a cake to raffle and organised a throw-the sponge-at-Mrs-Kelly session one afternoon.
In total their efforts raised £641 which Mrs Kelly said was a huge amount for the school to have realised.
“I think what they have achieved is remarkable,” she said. “They are so kind and thoughtful to others who need our help. It is a real skill to pull together a school event and they managed it very capably.”
Mrs Kelly said Holly Blackburn had been inspired by watching the news about the events in Ukraine and added: “She approached the other girls who were keen to help her raise funds and awareness amongst our school community.
“They planned the bake sale and wrote a letter to their teacher’s husband, Craig McKay, who is the owner of McKays at the Kings restaurant in Torvean, who was very happy to support them.
“He made a large cake for their raffle and the girls then approached our clerical assistant, Audrey Angus, to ask if she would be able to order them a cake topper in the colours of the Ukraine flag.
“They identified that the other children would donate money if they also had something fun to look forward to and they decided that throwing sponges with yellow and blue coloured water at staff would raise a lot, and it did.”
Mrs Kelly said that they had gained a great sense of achievement and they were recognised widely in their school community as very responsible citizens.
She said she also wanted to thank the school community for their support.
