Year 9 school students raise £1,000 for Doncaster hospice

The children wanted to show support to one of their former teachers Brandon Burk, by raising money for the hospice after hearing how Brandon’s fiancé Melissa Mountford was cared for there earlier this year.

The year 9 students made a plan, ordering food and setting up a tuck shop at breaktime, encouraging their fellow students to buy from them, all in aid of a good cause. They then decided to host a ‘teachers get sponged’ event which managed to raise even more money.

Hayley Ibbotson, a teacher at XP said: “I am so proud of the kids for pulling together and choosing to raise money for the hospice, after hearing about Melissa and how the hospice cared for her, they wanted to show support to Brandon while doing something good and they did absolutely amazing!”