St Michael’s school students Donate A Coat appeal
Written by author on December 24, 2011
Twenty nine primary 5 pupils at St Michael’s School in Dumfries and their teacher Ciara Crilly donated an amazing 113 coats for Age Scotland this week! That’s a fantastic achievement.
The Donate A Coat Appeal is in partnership between Age Scotland and Age UK. The funds raised from the donations of coats go towards providing older people with the advice and information they need to help stay warm over winter.
The pupils, aged 8 and 9 years, rounded up over a hundred coats and on Friday 16 December took them on a walk (singing all the way) to the Age Scotland charity shop in Dumfries, to be donated to help raise funds for older people in Scotland. Some of the pupils even donated coat hangers in case the shop didn’t have enough!
Morag Halliday, the Age Scotland development officer for the area, visited the pupils at their school to say thank you personally and explain how their hard work would benefit older people in their community.
She also gave them a Hot Tips calendar and talked about the importance of looking out for older people in the winter months. The children plan to give the calendars to older neighbours and family so they have advice and information on how best to deal with colder temperatures.
Morag said: “I’m overwhelmed at the efforts of the primary 5 students, and really enjoyed my afternoon with them and their teacher, who has gone the extra mile to assist her pupils to fulfil their wishes to donate to this cause.”
