Chattiest Students Go Silent For Charity

Howard Lake | 1 November 2006 | Newswire

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CHATTIEST STUDENTS GO SILENT FOR CHARITY
01/11/06
Pupils from Polam Hall School in Darlington have continued their commitment to charity work by raising almost £300 for a national fundraising appeal.
As part of its ongoing fundraising and charity drive, the school recently took part in the annual Jeans for Genes Day, which raises funds to support children with genetic disorders.
Pupils of all ages donated £1 each and spent the day in fancy dress or casual jeans, to raise £200 in support of the cause. Two of the school’s pupils, Sixth Formers Clare Scott and Lauren Miller, on their own initiative, organised a sponsored silence raising an additional £90. Clare and Lauren, renowned for lively chatter, found the challenge of total silence quite daunting, but they succeeded!
National proceeds from the 2006 Jeans for Genes Appeal will be split between ten UK charities, including Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and the Wellchild Children’s Charity, to help fund research into serious and often life-threatening genetic disorders and provide important laboratory equipment and facilities, as well as valuable advice and support for families.
Polam Hall Headmistress Marie Green, said: At Polam Hall we place great importance on encouraging our students to consider the needs of others and to do what they can to help those less fortunate than themselves. A number of our pupils recently established a special after school club, InterAct, under the auspices of Darlington Rotary Club, to help coordinate efforts on behalf of international charities and ensure that they remain actively involved on behalf of local, national and international causes. I am very proud of their efforts and of all the pupils and staff who took part in Jeans for Genes Day.”
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