Page 10 - The Malvernian - Autumn Term 2020

THE MALVERNIAN
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Positions of Responsibility continued...
School Council
The School Council is responsible for charity fundraising in the College, and consists of 15 elected members of the Upper Sixth. The charities, which the College supports are many and varied, and include several long-lasting relationships with:
• COCO (Comrades of Children Overseas) - committed
to relieving the suffering and distress of children throughout the world in areas stricken by extreme poverty, natural disaster or war.
• Hospice Care Kenya, which helps some of the least privileged in Kenya.
• FOAG (Farmers Overseas Action Group) - a Worcestershire based charity that helps improve the social and economic development of Uganda’s rural communities. The most recent donation went towards paying for a second-hand ambulance to help improve medical care in rural Uganda.
Through weekly meetings they raise school wide issues for discussion too.
The Council is responsible for deciding which charities to support and the level of support they are afforded, and each year they receive numerous charity requests from local, national and international charities, as well as from Old Malvernian’s who are undertaking charity work. Locally, the School Council have supported St Richards Hospice and Acorns Hospice as well as a range of national charities such as Cancer Research UK and Medical Detection Dogs
The School Council organise a number of charitable events throughout the academic year including an annual CVS Ball for the Sixth Form, an annual Spring Ball for the Lower School, and organise termly non-uniform days. They also sell a range of seasonal products including candy canes and Valentine carnations.
School Council 2020-21