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Feb 2021
Last Updated: 04/02/2021
TV presenter supports Harrogate school's charity joke book
When Highfield Prep School student Ralph Tasker completed his cancer treatment, fellow pupils wanted to celebrate. So they wrote a joke book and TV presenter Sandi Toksvig agreed to write the foreword.
A Harrogate prep school has launched a charity book to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support after one of its students completed his cancer treatment.
Highfield Prep School wanted to celebrate head boy Ralph Tasker's end of treatment whilst raising money for the charity.
The Highfield Joke Book is packed full of jokes written by the pupils covering everything from food to animals.
Channel 4 presenter Sandi Toksvig, star of the Great British Bake Off and QI, loved the idea of the book and wrote a humorous foreword. She said:
"People have always had it in common that we could do with a laugh. I think a day without laughter is like a day without biscuits.
"It’s also a double whammy of a winner because not only will it do you good, it will also raise money for Macmillan so even people who haven’t read it will feel better. How marvellous. Well done”.
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The pupils have already raised £2,000 for Macmillan through fundraising events held last term on 'Ralph Day'. They now hope they can boost this will the sale of the joke book.
The book will be on sale within the school for £5, with at least £4 from each copy going to Macmillan.
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