STUDENTS from a Worcester high school visited a hospice to entertain to patients, families and staff.
The Nunnery Wood High School choir performed a range of seasonal tunes in the gardens of St Richard’s Hospice.
The musical visit formed part of the school’s ongoing support for the county hospice, which has seen pupils and staff raise thousands in recent years.
Victoria Owen, charity co-ordinator at Nunnery Wood, said: “At Nunnery Wood High School we have strong values that bind our community together.
“Part of this is encouraging our students to have compassion in their hearts for others and understanding what it means to be charitable.
“We are excited to be supporting St Richard’s Hospice and working with the fund-raising team to plan more exciting events this year.”
The school has supported the hospice in a variety of ways, and has chosen St Richard’s as its charity of the year for 2021/22.
Fund-raising activities in 2021 included: entering participants into the hospice’s Santa Dash; a ‘pre-loved to re-loved’ prom dress scheme, which saw students hire prom dresses and suits for a donation of £15; and a Christmas jumper/non-uniform day, which saw students swap their uniform for their most festive, Christmassy jumper or non-uniform on the last day of term.
Design and technology students also made items to sell for donations, and pupils held a stall at the hospice’s Festive Lunch earlier this month, raising more than £400 from this event alone.
And, in 2020, students and staff took on the hospice’s 100K Your Way and Reindeer Run challenges.
Visit www.strichards.org.uk/support-us/fundraising/fundraising-at-work/charity-of-the-year for more.
