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Make a Difference Day
‘To make practical improvements and help foster a community spirit within our school, I came up with the idea of holding a ‘Make a Difference Day’. The head asked the teaching staff if there was anything they wanted us to do and the Friends added a few items too. We started setting up at 9am and
volunteers turned up at 10am and worked until 4pm. We provided drinks and snacks throughout and a sandwich lunch. Some amazing people brought donations of ice lollies in the afternoon! The event was advertised through
a Facebook event on our page, regular posts, a couple of ParentMail emails, a poster on our noticeboard, direct messaging groups and asking people outright. Luckily, our committee members are infectiously positive, have very broad shoulders and a jolly good dose of old-fashioned cheek. We had over 100 volunteers through
the gates, including six teachers, two teaching assistants, fi ve governors, the 1st Papworth Scouts, 1st Papworth
Cubs, the local WI and local community group Papworth Everard Litter Pickers, as well as offi ce staff, parents, carers, children and local residents. Some people who couldn’t make it on the day baked cakes and brought in snacks and drinks. A couple of mums ran a creche. We were lucky to have two builders who were invaluable for the planter-making.
Our list of jobs to do:
● Paint the fences ● Paint the picnic bench ● Put up shelving in our shed ● Make and paint new planters (from donated pallets)
● Remove old fences ● Cut back bracken ● Weeding ● Jet-wash the paving ● Clear the overgrown pond ● Clear a pathway ● Clear an unused gate ● Pick litter around the outside of the school grounds
B&Q kindly donated some of the
garden paint and brushes, and Asda gave us squash, crisps and biscuits. We used our funds to pay for the rest of the paint, some buckets and the sandwiches. Everything else was provided by the volunteers, including donated paint and wood stain and lots of equipment. In total, the day cost just over £100, which was substantially less than it would have cost to contract out the work. At the end, when we were exhausted
and had cleaned the last paint pot away, we all felt a phenomenal feeling of relief. Seeing all the positive comments afterwards has been so rewarding. It was a very tiring day for us, but it was worth it. The sense of community spirit was amazing, as was the head’s face when she saw what we’d achieved!’ Liv Myson, co-chair of the Friends of Pendragon School and governor and chair of the school premises sub- committee, Pendragon Community Primary School, Papworth Everard, Cambridge (379 pupils)
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