6th. Year Charity

Every year the sixth year pupils at the school donate the profits from their fundraising activities to a pre-decided charity.

 This year's charity is:

 Imperial Cancer Research Fund is a registered UK charity dedicated to saving lives through research into the causes, prevention, treatment and cure of cancer.

Employing over 1,000 scientific and clinical staff in their own laboratories, hospitals and universities across the United Kingdom, they undertake over one-third of all cancer research in the United Kingdom.

Fund-Raising

The school recently took part in UK trainer day.

On Friday 7th April 2000 thousands of people across the UK joined together to raise vital funds for cancer research, simply by wearing their trainers to work, to school or for whatever it is they were doing on that day.

UK Trainer Day was a fun, different and easy-on-the-feet way of raising money for cancer research. Everyone could get involved.

The grand Total for UK Trainer day at Greenfaulds High School was £245.

On Friday the 14th. April the committe ran a Teachers Vs. Pupils Charity Football Match with ticket sales going to Meningitis and all other money going to Imperial Cancer Research. The Match ended 1 - 0 to the Teachers with a goal in the closing minutes by Mr. R. Bowie. Some other events at the match were a PAWS Cake Stall and a chance to throw water filled sponges at the school's resident "eccentric" Sixth Year, Bruce Leckenby. Thumbnailed Pictures of the event can be found on the 1999 - 2000 Media Archive.

The Result

In June the school held it's annual Sixth year graduation and night out and the annual awards ceremony. Present at the Graduation was Mrs. Dorothy Rodgers from Imperial Cancer Research to accept a cheque for £700 from the sixth year charity committee. Present at the awards ceremony was Mr. Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, to present the pupils with their awards.

If you are interested in the work of the imperial cancer research fund, why not visit their website at www.icnet.uk.