Primary School Put Best Foot Forward And Raised £6,000 For Sick Kids

Students and teachers at a primary school in Staffordshire have put their best foot forward for sick kids, with their charity fun run raising over £6000 for our charity. 

Pupils and teachers alike donned fancy dress for a special obstacle course around the school grounds, navigating their way through inflatables, ladders and giant footballs in support of brave patients and their families at our hospital   

Children of all ages enthusiastically took part in the fundraising challenge, and encouraged their parents and carers to donate. The school was blown away by the generosity of families, doubling their original fundraising target of £3,000 to raise an incredible £6,000 to support sick kids.  

Supporting the Children’s Hospital is a cause already very close to hearts of everyone at Gorsemoor Primary School. In 2019, two pupils who attended the school were sadly diagnosed with cancer and received treatment at our hospital. At the time, to show their heartfelt support for the pupils and their families, the school decided to fundraise, teaming up to walk the over 40-mile distance between the school and our hospital building. Thanks to these amazing efforts, the school raised £5000 for the hospital as well as raising further funds to support the pupils’ families. 

Emilie Lees and Nicki Costello, Co-Headteachers at Gorsemoor Primary School, said: “We are so unbelievably proud of our students and staff for showing such enthusiasm for supporting this cause, and to our families for giving so generously. 

“Former pupils have told us how they remember fundraising for the Children’s Hospital back in 2020, and how much it meant to them at the time. There’s a real spirit of giving and helping others at our school, and we hope to be able to support the Children’s Hospital again in the future.”

Annie Eytle, Head of Public Fundraising at Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity, said: “It’s so moving to hear how this school has rallied around its former pupils at such a difficult time, and stepped up on behalf of our hospital. It means so much and will help us deliver the best possible care to our brave patients and their families.”