Finborough School. Spoon’s help.
Having already confirmed their Similarly, does your company
support of Shirts4Spoon the run a ‘dress-down Friday’ policy?
pupils and staff at Finborough Then why not arrange for your
School raised an additional staff and colleagues to wear a
£221.46 for Wooden Spoon. bad taste or sports shirt on a
As part of the School’s Duke of given day and raise money for
Edinburgh programme pupils Spoon at the same time.
from the school built two touring To register your school or
kayaks from scratch using a company’s involvement, or for
simple stitch and glue method of more information please contact
construction which requires very Jai Purewal on 01926 311060 or
few tools but the end product is jpurewal@woodenspoon.com
fast, stable and very seaworthy!
To celebrate the launch the It has been an exciting few
boys held a fundraising months and Spoon is very
marathon, paddling in relays for appreciative of everyone’s efforts,
three hours to raise money for large or small to raise funds. It is
Wooden Spoon. hoped that many more will
Simon Sinclair, Head of consider signing up for
Operations and Marketing at Shirts4Spoon next year.
Finborough School said, “This is If you or your work place or
another great achievement for children’s school think you can
the school and we are very host a fun event and help
proud. It’s great to see the pupils Spoon, please do not hesitate to
working to better themselves get in touch. Spoon has lots of
through school programmes like ideas, a comprehensive
the Duke of Edinburgh Award fundraising pack and lots of
two years and under the at their end of season awards Scheme whilst at the same time goodies that can help the day go
guidance of Head Coach, Nigel dinner. contributing to this very worthy with a bang.
Brown, rugby at the College has A fantastic £740 was raised course - oh yes and having a lot
gone from strength to strength. through running a raffle and of fun in the process!”
Having struggled to field a other fundraising means. Head
regular side less than two years Coach, Nigel Brown commented, Of course not everyone could
ago, the College now has a “The players and staff have really run their Shirts4Spoon day on
Above top left: Pupils from Finborough
School, Suffolk who built two Kayaks
thriving academy set up working enjoyed supporting such a 5th October so we encourage and raised funds for Spoon in a three
in conjunction with local, London worthy cause. We very much you not to pass over the idea but
hour marathon relay on their first
Two North Club, Bury St. look forward to working with to ‘have it your way’ and choose
outing into the water.
Above: Ladies from the Thursday Coffee
Edmunds. Spoon again and are proud to be a date to suit you.
Morning League got into the spirit of
At the end of a highly associated with rugby’s charity.” Does your school have mufti or
things and supported Shirts4Spoon.
successful 2006-7 season in Not content at that the College dress down days? If so please do
Above left middle: Children from
which a number of the squad also supported Spoon’s consider choosing Wooden
Havannah School enjoyed wearing
their favourite shirts for the day.
gained representative honours Shirts4Spoon initiative along with Spoon at the benefiting charity
Left: 1st XV players at Congleton Rugby
for the County and beyond, the a number of other educational because as you can see there is
Club were happy to wear ladies
staff and students still found institutions in the Suffolk Region lots of fun to be had whilst
blouses for the day as they participated
in Shirts4Spoon.
time to support Wooden Spoon including Old Buckingham and supporting those who most need
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