Fundraising Students' £8,000 Charity Gift
14 June 2012
Some of the Education students handing over the cheque for £8,297 to Tina from Barnardo's
Barnado's is so pleased to have this relationship with the University's Education students as we know how committed they are to helping children and young people. They raised a phenomenal amount of money, over and above what we expected them to achieve in just a week.
”Tina Kang, Barnardo's Student Fundraising Officer
By raising a staggering £8,297 in just one week, a group of University of Derby students have beaten all their previous records and surpassed the expectations of their chosen charity Barnardo's.
The group of 200 BEd (Hons) Education degree students gathered at the University on June 13 to hear the final total raised and present the cheque to the Student Fundraising Officer for children's charity Barnardo's.
Sharon Bell, University Programme Leader for Education, said: "Over the past four years the course has dedicated a week to fundraising activity. Each year our students come up with bigger and better ideas, and raise increasing amounts of money."
This year's activities included a sponsored walk from Derby to Ashbourne, a variety night, a zumba-thon, a fancy dress mile through Markeaton Park and entertaining shoppers with dance performances. Through city centre fundraising alone the students collected £960 from public donations.
The £8,297 raised by the students this year took the total amount raised over the last four years to £21,000. All of the money goes towards Barnardo's projects for children in Derby and across the East Midlands.
Tina Kang, Barnardo's Student Fundraising Officer, said: "Barnardo's is so pleased to have this relationship with the University of Derby's Education students as we know how committed they are to helping children and young people. They raised a phenomenal amount of money, over and above what we expected them to achieve in just a week."
Jade Gilbert, 21 from Leicester, who was Chair of the second year students' charity committee, said: "I am so pleased with the success of the week. This total wouldn't have been possible without the energy and efforts of students, staff and of course all the members of the public who supported our events. It is heart warming to know that our efforts will make a big difference to local children."
Wayne Smith, Chair of the first year students' charity committee, added: "All of our fundraising efforts were met with real enthusiasm from other University students and the public. The turnout for the quiz night was so good that more tables had to be brought in - and people had to be turned away because we were full. The dance performances in the city centre were so well received that instead of hourly performances we put on a show every fifteen minutes.
"We must thank everyone who donated time or money to the week, and supported our activity and this fantastic cause."
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