Gt Crosby & the Community

Fundraising

Throughout the year our children choose their own charities to support by organising comptitions and raffles. Here are some that have been supported this year.

Mar 2025

7th - Very well done to Joe in Year 4 who took part in the Light Up The Night 5km walk for Woodlands Hospice raising a fabulous £150. Well done also to Luca, Brooke, Ethan and Ishmael in Year 3 who raised £7.40 to split between Zoe's Place and CAFOD by running a 'Design your own puppy' competition. Thank you for the donations to CAFOD in the Ash Wednesday retiring collection, which totalled £139.34.

14th - hank you to Jasper, Oakley and Oskar in Year 4 who raised £2.50 for Alder Hey with a ‘Design a monster’ competition. Also, from Year 4, Isaac, Sam and Oscar raised £2 for CAFOD with a ‘Design your gaming set-up’ competition. Well done to all of them.

Feb 2025

7th - Well done to Leisha, Sadie, Eliza and Maggie who raised £40 for Cancer Chicks by running a ‘Spot the ball’ football card competition.

14th - Thank you for all the donations to the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation for our ‘Walk In White for World Cancer Day’. We raised £664.21.

Walk In white Photos

Jan 2025

24th - We have made a further donation to The Whitechapel Centre of £61.02 from the collections in school. The centre is very grateful to Great Crosby families for thinking of them and their clients; your donation really does make a difference. Year 5 girls, Evie, Olivia & Alba collected £4.50 for Zoe's Place with a ‘Design your own Taylor Swift outfit’ competition.

31st - Well done to Year 6 Agnes, Amelia and Elena who raised £11.50 for the Whitechapel Centre with a ‘Design your own Teddy bear’ competition, and Year 3 Max, Caleb, Ethan and Carter who raised £5.50 for Cancer Research with a ‘Design your own animal’ competition.

Dec 2024

6th - Well done to Sadie in Year 6 who raised £20 for Diabetes UK with a football fundraising card. Our Poppy Appeal donations amounted to £370.19, for which we have received a thank you certificate from the Royal British Legion.13th - We’ve had lots of children fundraising this week. Well done to Nancy and Sophie in Year 5 and Evie in Year 1, for raising £48.65 for the Whitechapel Centre by selling Christmas cards and cookies, and holding a raffle. Thanks also to Rahinu, Frankie, Sam, Oscar and Harry from Year 4 who raised £8.50 for school funds with a ‘Design your own football kit’ competition. Jasmine, Belle and Finulah in Year 5 also raised £8.50 for Zoe’s Place with a ‘Design your own lip balm’ competition.

20th - Thank you for helping us to support the Whitechapel Centre's Christmas Appeal with your donations. On Thursday, John from the Whitechapel Centre came to collect a trolley-full of gifts and a cheque for £425.33.

Whitechapel Christmas Appeal Photos

Nov 2024

15th - Thank you so much for the recent donations for Zoe's Place Baby Hospice. We raised £1,395.58. Well done to Ella, Isla and Mia in Y6 who held a raffle raising £20.10. We are delighted that we have been able to contribute to Zoe’s Place being saved. Well done as well to Ava, Evie and Holly in 5B raised £6.50 for CAFOD with a ‘Design your own bag’ competition.

22nd - Thank you ever so much for the amazing response to our school sponsored run. We raised the fantastic total of £7299.17. Watch this space for all of the equipment we will begin to buy in consultation with our children. Well don to Alexandra, Lydia, Poppy and Alice in Year 5 who raised £5.60 for Alder Hey by holding a ‘Design your own Squishmallow’ competition.

29th - Thank you and well done to Phoebe, Connie, Isabella and Daisy who raised £47.06 for Whitechapel Centre by holding a cake sale out of school.

Oct 2024

11th - Well done to Harrison and Isla in Year 5 who held a ‘Design your own Stanley’ competition, raising £2.60 for CAFOD. Nancy, Sophie and Niamh in Year 5 have been very busy fundraising for Cancer Research. In the summer, they held a number of events - bake sale, face painting, craft sale, loom bands and dog treats sales. In school they have been selling their homemade bracelets. In total they have raised an amazing £187.20.

18th - Thank you to Hamish, Ethan and Blake from Year 4 who held a ‘Design your own Pokémon card’ competition, raising £3.70 for CAFOD.

25th - Heath, Seb P, Franny and Seb S from Year 4 held a ‘Design your own Minecraft character’ competition, raising £7.50 for Alder Hey. Also from Year 4, Aria, Juliette and Tess raised £8 for dog shelters by holding a ‘Design your own Squishmallow’ competition. Well done to everyone.

Half Term - A huge thank you to Isla, Myla and Amelia who raised £100 for Zoe's Place Baby Hospice during the half-term break by holding a bracelet and fidget sale.Click/tap the photo to find out more about Zoe's Place.