Pupils raise nearly £500 for Shelterbox - 11/11/09

Published: 11 November, 2009

Lower sixth pupils from Plymouth College have raised £490 for Shelterbox.  The tutor group started their efforts in Year 9, undertaking various fund-raising activities such as cake sales, pocket money donations, e-bay sales, car washes and even a painful chest and leg wax by one male pupil! 

Shelterbox is a charity that responds instantly to natural and manmade disasters by delivering boxes of aid to those who are most in need.  Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and essential equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless.

In light of the recent appeal to help the victims of the earthquake in Sumatra, the group decided now was the right time to donate the money they'd raised, which is enough for one box.  The 'all-in' price includes materials, packing, storage, transport and distribution to individual recipients worldwide.

"It has been great to work together as a class and to see our fund-raising pot gradually increase over the last couple of years", said pupil, Ellie Hall.  "Shelterbox does an amazing job supporting people affected by disaster and we look forward to tracking our box and finding out who it ends up helping."

Photograph: Teacher, Steven Vorster, and Lower Sixth pupils hand over the cheque to Shelterbox representative, David Compton who is also Outdoor Activities Manager at Plymouth College.