Primary school pupils raise thousands for Southend Hospital
Pupils from a Westcliff primary school have donated £5,650 to Mid and South Essex Hospitals Charity.
Earls Hall Primary School’s student council, made up of 18 children between the ages of 5 and 12, voted Southend Hospital, as their charity of the year after an assembly visit from the charity team and their mascot, Buddy Bear.
Money was raised through the school’s Economic Wellbeing Fair and a sponsored obstacle course, highlighting the generosity of the school’s staff, pupils and their families.
Headteacher Mr Badcock, said: “Many of our students will have been born at Southend Hospital or have received some form of care from the team there, it was a privilege to support the staff and patients with our fundraising activity.
“We are incredibly proud of our students’ commitment to our local NHS hospitals and their show of charitable spirit. Our school councillors, led by Mrs Heard and Mrs Geach, put a lot of effort into planning the two events, both of which were a huge success.”
Kayley Donovan, Community Fundraising Manager for the Mid and South Essex Hospitals Charity, said: “Our team are always excited to work with local schools, students so often have a natural flair for fundraising and the extremely generous children from Earls Hall School were no exception.
“We’ve loved working with the school, and it’s been an honour to have met with the children to share the role of our charity within their community.”
If your school would like to get involved in fundraising activity for Basildon, Broomfield or Southend hospitals, please contact the Mid and South Essex Hospitals Charity team at mse.charity@nhs.net.