Last year our schools took part in the Rainbows School Santa Fun Run, and collectively we raised an impressive £8062.90 for Rainbows Children’s Hospice! This year our Rise MAT family will be joining forces again by taking part in the Rainbows Festive Fun Run as we aim to complete the distance from Rainbows Loughborough Children’s Hospice to Santa’s workshop in the North Pole to raise money for this wonderful charity, who help so families, including some of our own families.

There will be around 4000 pupils and hundreds of staff from our Rise family, running, skipping, or walking the 2575 miles around sports fields, school halls and play areas to cumulatively complete the distance it would take to reach Santa in his workshop!

Dave Ellison-Lee interim CEO of Rise MAT said "Here at Rise MAT, we're all about community and coming together to help our children see what's possible when we work as one. We're always looking at creating opportunities for our schools to collaborate, and what better way than a festive Christmas themed fun run? It's a chance to raise awareness, support this fantastic charity, and enjoy the spirit of giving - together!"

Each school will be completing their Festive Fun Run on Friday 6th December in their own school grounds. We fully understand how there are many pressures on families, especially more so at this time of year, but any support you can give to this amazing charity, would be hugely appreciated. Every step and every donation, no matter how small will genuinely make a difference.

Donations can be made through our Just Giving page or by cash to your child's school office in a named envelope.