Crawley school makes huge effort to fundraise and support Crawley Open House

By Matt Pole
Published 10th Jun 2021, 13:10 BST
Updated 10th Jun 2021, 13:18 BST
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Back in October 2020, The Gatwick School took part in the ‘Make Your Mark’ ballot run by the Youth Parliament.

Amongst the devolved topics up for vote, homelessness was most voted on by our pupils.

Upon their return to school in March the school’s Student Council was approached by a Year 11 pupil whom wanted to run a charity event before he finished his schooling.

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After many discussions and suggestions, they finally decided that they wanted to reach out to their local community and address the issue of homelessness.

Pupils at The Gatwick School raised 619, with food donations equally matching that amount, for Crawley Open HousePupils at The Gatwick School raised 619, with food donations equally matching that amount, for Crawley Open House
Pupils at The Gatwick School raised 619, with food donations equally matching that amount, for Crawley Open House

After careful consideration they were in agreement with supporting