Teaching assistant, Lorenzo Monteforte, recently organised
for pupils at Fulbridge Primary School, Peterborough to take part in a
fundraising event to help raise awareness of arthritis throughout National
Arthritis Week.
Lorenzo planned for 540 children to take part in a 20 minute
sponsored walk, in order to help raise the awareness of arthritis and the work
that Arthritis Research UK do to support people who have the condition.
The children successfully raised sponsorship for walking
laps of their playground during their P.E lesson, and wore an item of orange
clothing to raise the awareness of arthritis. One child also made fridge
magnets to sell amongst his peers to help boost his sponsorship money.
One child in Reception, Tyrese Summers, was the school’s
highest fundraiser raising a total of £47.
Lorenzo Monteforte, also a volunteer for the charity, explained
“I’ve wanted to do a fundraising event at the school for a while because I fear
that not enough children are aware of arthritis and the affects it has on both
children and adults.”
He continued “It was great to see the children take such an
interest in the condition and were willing to support it in any way they could.
The outcome was successful and we raised just over £400, which the charity can
do a lot with. I will look forward to sharing this fundraising event with other
schools in the area in the near future.”
Michael Clarke, Regional Fundraising Manager for Arthritis
Research UK visited the school to thank the children for their hard work and
efforts. He said “The students seemed genuinely shocked that arthritis affects
over 15,000 children in the UK. Hopefully the efforts of the staff and students
of Fulbridge Primary School will inspire other schools to do their own
fundraising event for the charity too.”
To organise your own fundraising event for Arthritis
Research UK, contact Michael Clarke by emailing m.clarke@arthritisresearchuk.org
or call 01733 331721.
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