On Friday 19th November, to coincide with Children In Need events across the country, the students at Thrybergh School and Sports College hosted and took part in a whole raft of fundraising activities with the emphasis very much on the FUN!
Students baked and sold buns and cakes, washed cars, bought and sold sweets, played tiddlywinks, jenga and bingo, arm-wrestled, painted faces, gave manicures, waxed legs, bought paintings, collected jumble, dressed as babies, cycled, rowed, (virtually) snowboarded, and even played football with an international football referee presiding over the match in order to raise a whopping £2201.12.
Howard Webb gave his time to officiate the football match between students and staff where Headteacher Mrs Clubley was shown the red card! Despite everyone's best efforts the final score was a draw at 2-2.
The money raised is to be split equally between PACT - Parent's Association of Children with Tumours and Leukaemia - and Ward M3 at Sheffield Children's Hospital, both receiving £1100.12.
A cheque was presented to Beryl Welburn from PACT during Assembly on Wednesday 8th December 2010 who told the audience that the money will pay for the funding of the house for one month. She said:
"It is such a fantastic amount of money for the two charities and it is wonderful to see children having fun whilst helping those less fortunate than themselves. The money donated to PACT will be very well used to keep the house running and it will allow families to be together during difficult times. We look forward to welcoming some children from the school for a tour of our facilities."
A cheque was also presented to Paul Coyle a community nurse from Sheffield Children's Hospital during Assembly on Wednesday 15th December 2010 who told the audience that the money will go towards funding entertainment for the ward such as game-stations, DVD's and laptops. Paul said:
"Ward M3 is cancer ward at the hospital which supports a lot of poorly children and young  people through their treatments for either blood cancer i.e.leukaemia/lymphona or solid tumours and their time in hospital can range from one day at a time to a number of weeks. Staying in hospital can be very boring so the money you have raised will make a real difference by helping to provide the ward with a range of entertainment equipment and communication tools which can help them stay in contact with their friends.""
Mrs Clubley added how proud and amazed she was at everyone's generosity and wanted to say a big thank you to everyone involved.
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