Youth Philanthropy Event 2016-17

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Callum Miller 2D

For the ten weeks leading up to Christmas pupils from Boclair Academy and 250 other schools have been working on promoting a small charity from the local area. The charities are chosen because they are small and need to be promoted in the community and get a voice.

They have been getting to know their charities and are developing an understanding of what they need. The grand prize for the competition is a £3000 grant from the Wood Foundation. Some of the pupils are even so enthusiastic that they want to continue work with the charities post competition.

The pupils have also developed skills and understandings of local charity work, and why the money will mean more to these groups than larger ones that bring in millions such as children in need. There will be presentations on Monday by the top groups to impress judges to win the £3000 grant. We will be attending the event on Monday and hopefully catching up with some pupils too so that we can update you on the latest after the weekend.

Callum, BBC School News Report
Boclair Academy