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More InformationLenten Giving
OLs of previous generations will remember the Lenten Appeal, when pupil led entertainment of all kinds, including sponsored races, plays and concerts and even fudge making, were incorporated into fund raising activity for the School’s chosen charity. Amongst the victorious former members of Fen House we wonder who remembers the sponsored house pram race of 1971? Photos please to The Development Office [email protected]!
Charity fundraising continues today in the form of Lenten Giving. Every year each House chooses a charity to support, which might be a children’s hospice, helping women in Afghanistan, the local foodbank or cancer research. It’s the pupils’ choice, and their chance to think about what is meaningful to them personally.
The aim is to get the whole House involved, with everyone getting creative for their favourite cause, thinking up fundraising ideas and, raising as much money as possible for each charity. We have hot chocolate sales, Valentine’s Day roses and chocolates, roving sweet sellers doing the rounds, and even a Bingo night.
Every year, Leys pupils come together to give time, money, effort and gifts, which everyone loves doing and, we hope, helps others too.
It is great to see a whole range of boys brought together in a boarding house, coming together and doing something pretty challenging in memory of a boy they personally never knew in order to help others.