Society Spotlight: Charity Club
JAGS is brimming with a diverse range of co-curricular groups and activities for our pupils to enjoy, many of which are created and led by the pupils involved. We wanted to celebrate these societies and clubs which so enrich the fabric of our school life.
This week, we have the Charity Club.
The club plays an active role in school life to help raise money and supplies for charities close to home and further afield.
In recent weeks it organised the annual Gingerbread House Decorating Competition and the wildly popular Winter Wonderland.
Below, Eleanor (Year 11) explains why being part of the club is so special:
- ‘Its a fantastic experience . . ‘
“I know JAGS is a very influential school, regularly fundraising and donating to charity. We are very privileged to be in a scenario where we can help charities and others. I wanted to participate in helping JAGS contribute to our community.
“I enjoy the events such as the bake sales, trips and whole school activities but my favourite part of charity club is working with younger years and discussing their ideas.
“It’s a fantastic experience where you learn life skills: entrepreneurship, teamwork and decision-making.
“My favourite fundraising event has been raising money and resources for the foodbank during the Harvest Festival. I particularly enjoyed campaigning to year groups and organising classes so they all knew what they should bring. It was extremely rewarding to then watch our school’s hard work be handed directly over to the foodbank.”
- Fundraising this academic year . . .
Since September the club has:
– Hosted a food drive and donated 172.18kg of food to the Southwark Foodbank.
– Held a bake sale which raised £106.80 for victims of the Pakistan Floods.
– Organised the Winter Wonderland Christmas event in Holst Hall to raise money for the Little Village, with the final donation total still being totted up!
