# Van does school fundraising event

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/01/29/van-does-school-fundraising-event/
- Published: 2007-01-29T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Irish music legend Van Morrison has played at a fundraising event for one of Northern
Ireland’s most exclusive primary schools. The £170-a-head dinner was held at the
Culloden Hotel for 300 guests. 
The charity concert was to raise money for a new
arts building at Rockport school. It is understood that Van Morrison was paid a 
fee for his one and half hour performance.

Meanwhile, a survey of 200 primary schools in the Irish Republic has revealed that
over 80 percent depend on fundraising by parents to meet the shortfall in government
money. The survey by the Irish Primary Principals Network found that schools received
an average grant of ‚€25,000 even though their running costs average ‚€48,000.

The level of fundraising has caused controversy, with some educationalists calling
for schools to refuse to continue fundraising.

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