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CHARITY & COMMUNITY

CHARITY

& COMMUNITY

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Community Day Coppafeel (Breast Cancer) –
This year's Community Day was our busiest ever Upper Sixth Mahay
with almost 1000 guests who joined us on site A highly motivated Mahay, alongside other Upper
to enjoy a sunny day of live music and fun on the Sixth students, worked tirelessly in obtaining a
senior school campus. Our Year 9 and 10 students great range of raffle prizes, and then sold tickets to
ran a range of activities including pickleball, golf, raise money for this most notable charity, as well
penalty shootout, face painting, card making as importantly raising significant awareness as to
and crafts. The Lower Sixth students took on the the importance of early detection. She delivered in
role of tour guides and hosted visitors for the all senses of the word and Mahay should be truly
day, ensuring that they were able to try as many proud of this outstanding campaign, not only from
activities as possible. Our guests and their families a monetary perspective, but with the all-important
were also entertained by a drumming workshop, educational and self-protective messaging around
a magician, the Somerton Concert Band and our this.
own staff band which played in the live music tent.
Asthma and Lung UK/Marie Curie

– Upper Sixth Johnny
Another student sadly but hugely inspired by
personal circumstances to make a difference
for such noteworthy charities, Johnny worked
determinedly to deliver what was an outstanding
cake sale and, on the day, raised a staggering
amount just short of £1000.

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