CHARITY
TWELVE MONTHS OF GIVING
CHARITY MATTERS AT CHRIST ’ S HOSPITAL
IN 2016 , THE CHRIST ’ S HOSPITAL SCHOOL COMMUNITY RAISED OVER £ 12,000 FOR CHARITIES IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS . FUNDS HAVE BEEN RAISED THROUGH PUPIL INITIATIVES , INDIVIDUAL BOARDING HOUSES , CONCERTS AND THE SCHOOL ’ S ‘ CHAPEL CHARITIES ’.
The school ’ s Chapel Charities are chosen each year by the pupils and
Hop , Skip and Jump , which provides respite care for children and teenagers with disabilities and special educational needs ; the Nalango Secondary School ; Kyemihoko Community Clinic in Uganda , and the Thuthukhani Community Co-operative in Zimbabwe , which works to improve the quality of life within a community that Christ ’ s Hospital has had connections with for many years . In addition , food collected at the Harvest Festival service was donated to The Salvation Army in Horsham .
Dr Henry White , representing the Kyemihoko Community Clinic in Uganda said : “ I am very grateful to all concerned for their formidable
antenatal care and other forms of health promotion .”
Back in the summer , 78 pupils who are members of the School ’ s Combined Cadet Force raised over £ 3,000 for the Blind Veterans UK by walking a gruelling course from the school in Horsham , across the South Downs , to the charity ’ s base on the coast at Brighton .
blindfolded while guided by their friends .
Funds were also raised collectively by pupils in boarding houses . ‘ Maine ’ boarding house staged a charity event at Bluecoat Sports for the British Heart Foundation and for Nalango Secondary School ( former pupil Robert Gauntlett ’ s Memorial School ) in Uganda raising over £ 1,000 .
‘ Peele ’ boarding house has been connected with Pageant ( Projects Aiding Gambian Education and Natural Talent ) for almost twenty years . This Horsham-based charity was set up to help individual students with sponsorship , schools with improvements to buildings , facilities and equipment , and to help poor families improve their quality of life . Funds are raised through the ‘ Peele Arts Festival ’, a fun and successful event staged by all the boys in the boarding house on an annual basis .
In addition to raising funds , between 100 and 200 pupils each week , during term time throughout the year , volunteer to help in nursery and primary schools , hospices , care homes and with charities as part of the school ’ s Community Action outreach programme , which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year .
In December , a team of pupils packed Christmas parcels at Horsham Food Bank for families facing hardship in the local area , and another group volunteered for Link to Hope in Worthing , where they packed 600 shoeboxes for Romania and other eastern European countries as part of a nationwide appeal .
“ There is a tremendous amount of good work going on within our community ,” said Revd Stephen Golding , CH ’ s chaplain . “ This links very closely with an important element of Christ ’ s Hospital ’ s mission which is to prepare young people for work and service in society and to develop a high sense of responsibility towards themselves , their families , their associates and to society at large .”
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