Cranford Review 2020

# CHARITY
Christmas Jumper Day
& Christmas Market
During the Christmas period everyone is busy excitedly
preparing their Christmas trees, decorating their
homes, buying and wrapping presents and indulging
in food. The Charities committee felt it was extremely
important to acknowledge and help those less fortunate young
people whose Christmas may not be as bright and festive
as their own. The Charities committee was keen to support
‘Save the Children’ and ‘EYH – End Youth Homelessness’
and decided to run two events in December to raise money
for these charities.
We set sixth form students and teachers the target of raising
£300 to participate in the Save the Children Christmas Jumper
day. The target was smashed as we raised £596.04 through
donations from year 12,13 and staff as well as the Arts and
Culture Committee’s contribution from donations given at the
end of the Cranford’s Got Talent Show. Cranford’s staff and
sixth form donned their festive jumpers on 12th December,
and as they walked in through the gates they were reminded
of the cause they had contributed to as our staff carollers held
placards promoting messages from Save the Children.
The Charities committee also worked hard to organise a
Christmas Market to raise money for End Youth Homelessness.
Students set up a Tombola stall (which sold out within minutes
of opening), sweets and baked goods stalls, hot chocolate &
mince pies stall, pin the nose on the reindeer and even a
penalty shoot-out against Santa. The atmosphere was amazing
and lifted further when Santa joined students on the concourse
for a whole school rendition of ‘Let it go’. We raised £381
for EYH and would like to thank all the staff and students
who supported the event especially Ms Prunty for her work
behind the scenes.
Sharandeep Saroya
(on behalf of the Post 16 Charities Committee)
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