A NOTE FROM THE GRANGE

Thank you very much for all your donations to the Unicef East Africa Children's Appeal. We raised over £800 at our Harvest Thanksgiving Service. A fantastic sum!

LATCH, Children's Cancer Charity

This year, when Grange pupil James H came to celebrate his birthday, he decided that he didn’t want any presents, and asked his friends to help a local children’s charity instead.

While James was on holiday in the summer, he met Mrs Sian Kosinski, who volunteers for LATCH, Wales’ children’s cancer charity.  James and Mrs Kosinski chatted about the charity that she is involved with, which helps children and families affected by leukaemia and other cancers.  LATCH provides accommodation for families of children who are treated at the Children’s Hospital for Wales and finances community nurses and social workers.  The charity also funds research into childhood cancers.

In total, James raised £225 for LATCH and Mrs Kosinski and Mr Tony Curtis, Chairman of LATCH, travelled to The Grange to accept the cheque. 

Mr Tony Curtis said, “I am very pleased to accept this cheque from James and his friends at The Grange.  At LATCH, we are always impressed by the generosity and compassion of our younger supporters, and this donation will help to make a real difference to a family affected by childhood cancer.”

Mrs Elaine Thomas, Head of the Grange said, “I am delighted that James and his friends have made this donation to such a worthwhile charity.  The boys at The Grange are all considerate of others, and this thoughtfulness extends to the wider community.  Last year’s Head Boy, James, donated his birthday money to Help for Heroes and we recently held a fundraising event for Rotary International’s ‘End Polio Now’ campaign.”      

James was delighted to be able to help such a worthwhile cause and would like to thank all of his friends for their kind donations.