SpoonEducation
Shirts4Spoon
2007
Since the last edition of The 1st XV players went a step
Spoonews the Spoon team further by dressing up in ladies
has been busy signing up blouses leading to a rush on
schools, colleges and partners wardrobes and charity
businesses to the shops as the men raided town
Shirts4Spoon initiative run on looking for something to wear!
5th October. The day was All the donations for the day
devised for pupils and staff to plus the proceeds of a raffle
wear their favourite sports or raised £110.
bad taste shirt for the day, Later this month Congleton
while making a donation to RFC will again be the toast of
charity in the process. Spoon the town as pupils, staff and
Reports on the wide variety parents come together to
of activities that took place present a cheque for a fantastic
around the country to £1,775.00 to Wooden Spoon.
fundraise for Spoon. Diane Lea and her family who
all play rugby at Congleton Club
More than 120 schools, colleges have been instrumental in
and businesses took part in the promoting the benefits of
‘mufti day’ and over £50,000 is playing rugby whilst raising
expected to have been raised. money for Wooden Spoon.
Jai Purewal, Spoon Education Prior to Shirts4Spoon Day, Jai
Coordinator and Jon Eagle, and Diane visited a number of
Shirts4Spoon Coordinator would local schools and businesses
like to thank everyone who signing up eight primary schools
pledged their support to – Astbury, Daven, Blackfirs,
Shirts4Spoon in this it’s first year. Marlfields, Mossley, Havannah,
“The response from schools, Church Lawton and Scholar
colleges and businesses around along with a number of local
the UK an Ireland has been businesses. Not a bad day’s
fantastic. We are pleased with work!
how this first year has gone and
look forward to building the A number of institutions have
Shirts4Spoon programme into chosen to go one step further in
years two and three,” said Jai a bid to maximise fundraising
Purewal. from their Shirts4Spoon day. For
“I have been hearing stories of example, Staff at Spoon’s
activities around Shirts4Spoon merchandise partner, Kukri did
Day and am impressed with the more than just wear their
inventiveness of individuals. At favourite shirts, they wore
Wooden Spoon we like to put complete fancy dress. Certainly a and many children arrived in a Several members of the Thursday
the fun into fundraising and stir standard to rise to next year! variety of sports clothing. The Coffee Morning League at AMF
lots of smiles in the process. Marlfields Primary School in winner of the best outfit went to Bowl in Macclesfield also took
Thank you very much indeed to Cheshire ran a week long Lois Kitson who teamed a part in supporting Shirts4Spoon
everyone who has helped raise celebration of rugby in number of sports clothing into and raised £20.
funds and for all her hard work,” conjunction with the Rugby one outfit. The best teacher’s
added Jon Eagle. World Cup and hope to have outfit went to Miss Stockwell There is something of a rugby
raised additional funds through who arrived in her Lacrosse revolution going on at West
In Congleton, Cheshire, the cakes and Spoon wristband outfit! Throughout the week Suffolk College. Over the last
town, and in particular the sales. rugby balls were given as prizes
Rugby Club really got behind the The week started with a for a number of activities and to
Above top: Children were invited to
Shirts4Spoon scheme. Wooden Spoon assembly which those children who were seen
attend the England v Wales game at
Members of the club and the introduced the children to the supporting and helping others,
Twickenham during the summer to
local community have been out Charity and where the money following the ethos of the
help promote the Shirts4Spoon day.
They had a great day out.
in force over the last couple of raised during the week would be Charity. The school raised a total
Above: Coach Nigel Brown and pupils
months in a bid to encourage spent. A non-uniform day where of £180 for Spoon during the from West Suffolk College present a
more people to play while raising the children were invited to wear week and had a thoroughly
cheque to Jai Purewal for the
proceeds from their end of season
funds for Spoon. any type of sports gear was held enjoyable time doing so. dinner.
32 Spoonews Autumn 2007
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