# Schoolchildren for Children raise £180,000 in two years

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/03/20/schoolchildren-children-raise-180000-two-years/
- Published: 2007-03-20T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Children’s charity Schoolchildren for Children has raised over £180,000 since its
launch in 2005. The funds have been raised by thousands of children taking part 
in synchronised sporting events.
Schoolchildren for Children gives half the money
raised by schools to improve the lives of children living in poverty in developing
countries. The other half is used by the schools to improve their own sports facilities
and activities in the UK.

Schoolchildren for Children’s next synchronised fundraising events take place on
13 July and 15 September 2007.

“We very much hope to increase the number of schools taking part this year, from
288 schools and an estimated 75,000 schoolchildren in 2006”, said founder Iestyn
Thomas.

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