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Weʼve raised £453 to send a shipping container with clothes, toys, school and medical equipment to children in Kissi Town, Sierra Leone, Africa.
- St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Funded on Friday, 14th April 2017
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Each year the Penrice Academy Council, led by our Head Boy and Girl Gabe Connolly and Natalie Pramuk, work together to support charities around the world.
Mr Knipe, Assistant Principal, has been involved with Project 3580 for four years. Based in a refugee camp in Kissi Town, Sierra Leone, the Project will help with the refurbishment of the local school and provide much needed medical supplies for the community.
With the help of staff, students, families and the wider community of St Austell and Cornwall, Penrice Academy hopes to crowdfund in excess of £10000 – or 70 million Leones – to help this incredible charity, which was founded by Neil Morland, a former colleague of Mr Knipe. The money raised will go towards the cost of transporting the container of donations.
Gabe Connolly, Head Boy, said: “We have some brilliant fundraising ideas and we’re really excited about this project and the huge difference it will make.”
The Council have drawn up plans for fundraisers for the coming year – from cake sales to sponsored runs – which will culminate in another 24 hour event in the Spring.
Departments across the school are also working together for the project; from Design Technology and Art creating a donation box for Reception, to Performing Arts already planning gigs and shows in support.
MR Knipe is also planning another visit for Easter 2017 with staff from Penrice Academy, to take word of the students’ charity efforts and personally present them with letters from students at Penrice to help really connect with the children of Kissi Town.
He said: “I believe this project is going to be a truly life changing experience for our students at home running the fundraising, our staff who visit the project and, most importantly, for the young children of Kissi Town who will benefit from our help.”
Read more: http://www.penriceacademy.org/penrice-3580-international-charity-2017/
Updates
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7 years ago
Kyle Reed
7 years agoThis week is Charity Week, ending in Year 11's 24 hour charity event on Thursday. 30 students, 24 hours, one big legacy.
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7 years ago
Kyle Reed
7 years agoIt's been a huge week for #Penrice3580 and our students. If you missed it, Bella and Gabe were interviewed LIVE on BBC Spotlight last week about our progress so far. Thank you to everyone who has supported our International Charity Project - you are changing lives in Sierra Leone: Gabe and Bella's interview on Spotlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBYGixlUHAI
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7 years ago
Kyle Reed
7 years agoYour first round of donations for our #Penrice3580 container. T-shirts, hoodies, coats, trainers, jeans.. all to be shipped to Sierra Leone next year. Thank you so much.
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Heather Smith
Mar 20, 2017
For Eve Rosevear!! Moyamba Mafia💪🏻💪🏻
£3.00
rhona kozyra
Mar 19, 2017
Good luck
£20.00
Martyn Smith
Mar 19, 2017
heather smith
£20.00
Marc Pramuk
Mar 5, 2017
I'm so proud of Natalie Pramuk and her enthusiastic support of this important effort!
£30.00
Miss Andrews
Feb 28, 2017
£5.00
Will P
Feb 9, 2017
Excellent work by everyone at Penrice. Go Mr Banfield!
£100.00
Angus Ross
Feb 9, 2017
This is for Euan Ross and his run from his uncle Angus.
£20.00
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