Natasha and Katie go bananas!

Published: 15 March, 2011

Year 7 girls, Natasha Spiers and Katie Little had to take care they didn't 'slip up' when they took part in the Hoe 10 fun run in February.  The girls completed the 1.5 mile run dressed as bananas to raise money for a charity which pays for orphaned children and former street kids in Tanzania to go to school.

The Banana Tree Project was set up in 2006 by Plymouth College Head of History, Ed Beavington, when he was teaching in the African country.  Plymouth College Year 7 pupils have taken on the challenge of raising £500 so that teenage orphan, Asha Hassan, can continue her secondary school studies.  She gained a C grade in her national exams in December and continues to work hard. Her letter to Year 7 is on display in the History department.

Natasha and Katie have raised more than half the money between them and a cake sale has brought in a further £100.  The challenge will continue next term.