Fundraising


Nina Morgan’s children helped her gather elderflower for the Spirit of Northchapel (above)


THAT’S THE SPIRIT!


Increasing numbers of schools are turning to gin as a novel way to raise funds, discovers Zoë Hill


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orget branded mugs and T-shirts. The latest inspired thinking for school fundraising is to take a classic best- selling product and give it a twist. Many school PTAs and charities have latched on to the growing popularity of gin,


and are working with craft distilleries to develop, brand and sell their own varieties with great success. One such is Northchapel Primary School PTA in West Sussex. PTA


member Nina Morgan recalls how her interest was piqued by a Facebook group post asking: ‘Has anyone sold a school gin before?’ She did some research and presented her findings to the PTA, which approved her idea. ‘I messaged the company I got my first quote from and started trying to firm up numbers and what contribution we


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