Pupil’s Donated Coats Will Help Vulnerable People Keep Warm in Winter

Our pupils collected 28 bins bags full of old winter coats to keep vulnerable people warm this winter.

As part of our Festive Winter Giving Programme, during which pupils demonstrate their contributions to the wider community through charitable actions, the youngsters collected almost 200 coats for the Wrap Up Lancashire initiative supported by Blackburn Rovers and spearheaded by Rotary Clubs in Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley.

The children visited the collection point at Roverstore at Ewood Park to drop off the coats which will now be sorted and delivered to charities for distribution to those in need as winter sets in.

In partnership with Hands On London, a charity which introduced the Wrap Up London initiative eight years ago, Rotarians in East Lancashire are collecting your unwanted coats and giving them to charities that support the homeless, children living in poverty, vulnerable adults and people fleeing domestic violence.

Julie Bradley, Executive Principal at The Olive School Blackburn, on Meins Road, said:

“We like to encourage our pupils to think of others. I am so proud that the children and their parents have been so generous in donating hundreds of coats to keep people warm this winter. I’d like to thank them all for their generosity.”

Pupils collected almost 200 coats for the Wrap It Lancashire campaign to provide warm winter clothing for vulnerable people across the county

Added By: Star Academies | Date Added: 21st Nov 2018 | Posted In: Latest News