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Mar 2022
Harrogate school fundraiser raises over £500 for Ukraine
St Robert's Catholic Primary School in Harrogate has raised £504.98 for a Ukraine humanitarian appeal by selling crafts and old school uniforms.
St Robert's has a large number of Eastern European children so the school wanted to do something to help at such a difficult time.
Mum Catherine Maguire made Ukraine-inspired crafts, including painted stones, cards, bookmarks, ribbons, pom-poms and cupcakes.
The school also donated all proceeds from a school uniform sale held at the same time to the Ukrainian disaster appeal run by the Catholic aid agency Cafod on behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Ms Maguire said:
The school also created a prayer tree where children could write prayers on a sunflower and hang them.
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Headteacher Jill Collins added:
Thankful for support
Ukrainian couple Taras and Viktoriia Jakubiak, whose daughter Isabella attends St Robert's, said they were thankful to everyone at the school for holding the fundraiser, which took place on Friday afternoon.
The Jakubiak family at the fundraiser.
Mr Jakubiak also spoke about his fears for close family members who are encircled by Russian forces in Ukraine and unable to flee.
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