This morning, our students, staff, and families came together to raise funds for Macmillan in our annual Macmillan Coffee Morning. Miss Brandon-Jones and our Year 5 pupils took the lead for the Coffee Morning, which annually invites tens of thousands of people across the UK to raise money to support people living with cancer. Over the last two years, our Year 5 class’ charity activity has raised over £1200 for this deserving cause.
Macmillan Cancer Support helps the more than 3 million people in the UK living with cancer – from the moment they are diagnosed, through treatment, and beyond. The funds raised help Macmillan deliver nursing treatment, information for people living with cancer, the unexpected costs that living with cancer can bring, emotional support through the Macmillan Support Line and much more. The charity is 98% funded by voluntary donations, which reached £226.8 million in 2023. The first Coffee Morning took place some 34 years ago, in 1990; it was a small affair with a simple idea: guests would gather over coffee and donate the cost of their drink to Macmillan. Effective in this form, the charity ran the event again the following year – only this time nationally. The rest is history.
In engaging children in the process of giving, children develop a deeper understanding of the charity areas that matter to them, which cultivates a longer-term commitment to philanthropy. Schools are crucial in helping children engage in fundraising efforts both as organisers and donors, therefore vitally cultivating children’s longer term philanthropic ‘citizenship’ habits, whilst simultaneously providing an important source of fundraised income for many charities.
A huge and heartfelt thank you to our parents and pupils for the generous donations of delicious cakes, cookies and brownies for our Macmillan Coffee Morning. Your contributions in cake and donation form are very much appreciated. Sincere thanks, importantly, to our Year 5 girls and Miss Brandon-Jones for a brilliantly planned and executed (and tasty!) event highlighting in action the importance of charitable giving.
