Dear Parents/Carers,

Our Year 7 Courageous Advocates are leading activities to both raise awareness and raise funds to mark World Cancer Day.  Please read an email from them below.

Thank you,

Mr Murtagh – Headteacher, Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School

 

“Our #Think Pink group are organising a sponsored 5km run/walk around our school grounds this week, and we would like your help.

If children would wish to take part we ask that your child bring a spare pair of trainers as our school fields are quite wet at the moment and we would like to keep our school clean for our pupils.

We are very proud of our pupils who have so far participated.  Children are taking part in our sponsored run/walk every lunchtime. Yesterday on Monday, 12th February, our school ran a total of 103 laps! We are very proud. Imagine what it would be like at the end of the week if everyone took part!

 

You may sponsor your child or anyone else in our school community and the money will go to the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the organisation that organises World Cancer Day.  Participants can run as many laps as they want but 2 is the minimum. We are extremely grateful for whoever takes part in the goal and hope by the end, we will have raised a lot of money.  There is a sponsor form attached to this email.

 

Our goal is to run 5km by the end of the school week. We are doing this because it is proven physical exercise is one way to encourage good health.  You can find more information about cancer by using this link.

 

Thank you very much for all your support.  We raised almost £440 from our bake sale on Friday, 9th February.  We  are very proud of the children who ran today, and we hope they will continue to run throughout the week.

 

Yours truly,

 

The Think Pink group”