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THE ALDWORTH
CHARITY CLUB NEWS
AUTUMN TERM 2020
Children in Need Artwork by James From Charity Club
FEATURING:
AN AMAZING STUDENT’S FUNDRAISING, 40 YEARS OF
CHILDREN IN NEED, FOCUS ON MOVEMBER, YOUR HELP
NEEDED, DID YOU KNOW? AND MUCH MORE
CONTENTS
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2 Hello and Welcome – Welcome to your brand‐new Charity
Club News.
2 The Great Charity Club Litter Pick – Find out how students
from Charity Club have been making a difference in their
local areas recently.
3‐4 An Outstanding Student from Aldworth School – How one
young lady went above and beyond in order to raise lots of
money for charity.
4‐5 A Place to be Proud of Awards – Find out how Charity Club
did in the annual local awards.
5‐6 Champions of Charity – Learn about one pioneering man in
the 1940s.
6 Support the NHS – How you can donate in the current
climate.
6‐8 Children in Need 2020 – Charity Club ventured online to
raise much needed funds for children.
8 Did you know? – Did you know these interesting facts about
Pudsey bear?
8‐9 Movember – What a group of male staff are up to at the
moment at Aldworth.
9‐10 In Focus – A spotlight on Movember.
10 Your Help Needed Please – Learn how you can help shape
Charity Club’s future plans.
10 Coming Up – What’s in store in December 2020.
10 Grand Total – How much Charity Club has raised so far this
year.
11 Meet the Team – See who is in Charity Club.
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HELLO AND WELCOME
Hello and welcome to the Autumn term Charity Club News. We hope you enjoy
reading about one amazing student in Year 10 who went above and beyond in
order to support her chosen charity. There is also a new feature ‘Champions of
Charity’ which highlights the pioneering charitable work of one individual in the
1940s. Children In Need also celebrated its 40th birthday this year so find out all
about how parents/carers, staff and students have made our appeal (all carried
out virtually) the best one yet. We hope you enjoy reading it.
THE GREAT CHARITY CLUB LITTER PICK
Charity Club students have made a big difference to their local area by carrying
out a litter pick in recent weeks. In Basingstoke and Deane there are
approximately 2,500 litter bins but litter continues to cause a problem all over
the borough. Apart from being unsightly, litter can be
potentially dangerous, with discarded food waste
attracting rats and other pests, while sweet wrappers,
crisp packets and fast food containers pose a serious
fire risk. Dropping litter is also an offence under the
Environment Protection Act 1990 and offenders can be
issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice of £75 with further
costs if found guilty in a
magistrates’ court.
Andrew from Charity Club feels strongly about
playing our part and said ‘Litter picking is a good
deed to do. When you litter, animals will try and
eat the plastic and the paper because they will
think it is food. They will then choke on the plastic
so if you could just go outside for 30 minutes and litter pick, that will save lots of
animals’ lives.’
Andrew’s top tips for helping the environment:
1. Pick up litter
2. Find a bin
3. Put it in a bin
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AN OUTSTANDING ALDWORTH STUDENT
Charity Club students were on hand to lend their support to an amazing and
inspiring student from Year 10 who went above and beyond in order to raise
money for a charity that is close to her heart. Bex Dilley from the 10P tutor group,
fundraised for the Little Princess Trust by having 13 inches of her long hair cut off
by her tutor Mr Butcher back in October after school. Bex said “About two years
ago I started thinking about cutting my hair
shorter as it was quite long and I wondered if I
could donate it. So I did some research and
came across the Little Princess Trust. I then
decided they would be the best charity to
donate my hair to as they do such an amazing
job at making wigs and giving them to children
and young adults who have lost their hair due
to cancer or other illnesses. Having short hair
now feels really weird as I’ve had long hair for
so long but I’m getting more and more used to
it. I’m so thankful to the people who donated.
Some people I knew and some were strangers. It makes me feel so humble to
know that people can be so generous. It is such a great charity and if I grow my
hair again, I will definitely donate it again to the Little Princess Trust.” But how
about Mr Butcher who so generously gave up his time and energy to get fully
involved in the project. How did
he feel about being asked to be
the ‘man with the scissors’? He
said “I was grateful to be asked to
cut Bex’s hair and contribute to
this wonderful fantastic
fundraising opportunity and to
have one of my tutees from the
charismatic tutor group, which is
10P, fundraise for such a special
charity is quite a proud moment
for me as their tutor. 10P consists of so many individuals who are willing to go the
extra mile to help people and Bex is another wonderful example of that. It was
amazing to be part of the fundraising for such a great charity and to be
responsible for cutting off 13 inches of Bex's hair. The responsibility of preventing
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the ends of Bex's hair looking like a frayed piece rope was pressurising! I am
overwhelmed by the support. It is a wonderful feeling when the Aldworth School
community comes together. The school has a
unique and special feeling about it when events like
this take place because staff, students and parents
unite and demonstrate a type of togetherness that
is difficult to place into
words but leaves
everyone with a firm
feeling of affiliation. A
massive well done to Bex
for putting this all
together. She should be
exceptionally proud of
her efforts to raise so
much money for young people who need it most. I
know her family are proud, Aldworth School is proud
of her and as her tutor, I am exceptionally proud of her.”
Bex’s grand total ended on £1,246 which is simply phenomenal. Well done Bex!!
You can still donate much needed funds though at:
littleprincesses.org.uk
Thank you.
A PLACE TO BE BE PROUD OF AWARDS
Charity Club were thrilled and delighted to be shortlisted for the ‘Charity of the
Year’ award at the Basingstoke ‘A Place to be Proud
of’ Awards which were held virtually back in the
summer. On this occasion, Charity Club didn’t win
the coveted award but were complimented
enormously by the presenters.
You can still watch the whole of the online
ceremony on the Destination Basingstoke
Facebook page with the Charity of the Year award featured at 45:00 minutes. If
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you did nominate us back in the summer for the award, we would like to say a
huge ‘thank you’ and we will try and win the award in 2021 by continuing to make
a difference to the lives of people across the borough of Basingstoke and Deane.
CHAMPIONS OF CHARITY
A new, semi‐regular feature of Charity Club News is our ‘Champions of Charity’
series which looks at those individuals who have played a huge part in the world
of charity over the years and have been forerunners in
their own right. Ethan from Charity Club has been looking
at the pioneering work of Cecile Jackson‐Cole.
Many if not all of you will have heard about the wonderful
charity Oxfam but how many of you have heard about its
wonderful creator Cecile Jackson‐Cole? Jackson‐Cole first
became involved in charitable work through the Soldiers'
and Sailors' Home, Watford. The Oxford Committee for
Famine Relief (subsequently Oxfam) was formed with
Jackson‐Cole as first Honorary Secretary. He became the
business brain and dynamic driving force behind this
relief and development agency. In 1948 the question
arose of whether Oxfam should terminate its activities
because Europe was felt to be on the road to recovery.
The committee decided unanimously against this, and Jackson‐Cole spearheaded
the growth and expansion of the charity. For five years he virtually ran it himself.
A devout Christian, Jackson‐Cole also set up charitable trusts including the
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Voluntary and Christian Service Trust that
ultimately gave rise to the charities Help the Aged
(1961), the Anchor Housing Trust (1968) and Action
Aid (1973). Oxfam now has a total income of
roughly £409m a year and turns around 12 million
lives a year. As they say, not all superheroes wear
capes.
SUPPORT THE NHS
The NHS continues to be on the front line of fighting
the virus and as we are entering the winter time
when the NHS traditionally feels the pressure more
than ever, we at Charity Club would not only like to
show our appreciation of the NHS but to point out
that you can still generate much needed funds for
this life‐saving service by visiting:
nhscharitiestogether.co.uk
Thank you.
CHILDREN IN NEED 2020
Charity Club took a brand‐new approach to their fundraising and headed online
and set up a JustGiving page in order to raise much needed funds for the charity.
Traditionally, Charity Club ask for
students to bring in a £1 donation for
Non–Uniform day and also run a bake sale
and other activities. Sadly, due to the
current climate, none of this was possible
so Charity Club set up a JustGiving page in
order to raise funds virtually.
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Having never fundraised like this before, Charity Club were unsure what the
response would be and we are happy to report that it was not only outstanding
but RECORD‐BREAKING! Thanks to the enormous generosity shown by
parents/carers, staff and students we were able to raise a phenomenal £1,437
which is the highest total we have
raised to date for this charity. An
example of the kindness shown was
when a student in Year 11 donated
his £5 pocket money to our page.
Well done and thank you to you Sir!!
As well as fundraising via JustGiving,
James from Charity Club designed
promotional material in the form of a
poster and a Children in Need
PowerPoint which was sent around to tutors to show their tutor groups in the run
up to the big day.
Everyone at Charity Club are so grateful for the big‐heartedness shown by
everyone and would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all those who took time to
visit the page and donate. But where will this money go and who will it help?
Charles from Charity Club has been looking at the work of the charity.
Children in Need is a great charity that helps children by doing all sorts of things
like helping give money to families for food or changing young people’s lives by
removing barriers. Sadly, this year everything changed due to Covid‐19 which
took over the year unexpectedly.
This meant children really needed help this year more than ever. The pandemic
has affected many children’s mental health and Children in Need has tried to
assist with this by trying to inform parents about how to help their children deal
with mental health. Children in Need also helped children with what they can do
during quarantine by not just giving them ideas but also explaining why these
things are good for them and their mental health. They ranged from encouraging
children to be active, eat healthily, have a routine and most importantly talk. As I
said earlier some people need help with money for food so Children in Need can
also help with money as it allows you to apply with a grant. The money raised by
BBC Children in Need goes towards supporting over 3,000 local charities and
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projects in communities across the UK that work with these groups. Thank you
for your support.
WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES………..
£ 300
£300 pays for 1‐2‐1 bereavement support for a child who has lost a parent,
supporting them to manage their feelings and helping them to cope.
£100
£100 could fund one hour of activity for a group of children with incurable
conditions, helping them to grow in self‐belief and making new friends through
music and drama.
DID YOU KNOW?
Pudsey Bear first appeared in 1985 and
instantly transformed the Children in
Need brand. He was created by BBC
designer Joanna Ball and took his name
from her home town in Yorkshire. His
spotted eye patch has become
synonymous with the charity and is
instantly recognisable.
MOVEMBER 2020
This November, some of the male members of staff have been growing some
serious facial fuzz all in the name of charity. Mr Maltman, Mr Watkinson, Mr
Watters, Mr Moores, Mr Coombs and Mr Lewis (from Charity Club) have all been
growing a range of moustaches and beards in order to support Movember which
is a yearly appeal designed to raise funds for men who suffer from mental and
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physical health issues as well as men who are contemplating suicide. Did you
know that three quarters of all UK
suicides are male?
You can keep up to date with the furry
progress of all those taking part by
visiting the Aldworth School Facebook
page and don’t forget you can make a
difference today by donating at:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/aldworthmoustachemen
Thank you.
IN FOCUS: MOVEMBER
You may have heard of the annual moustache growing activity carried out by men
across the world in aid of Movember but what exactly is Movember and what is
its background? James from Charity Club has been finding out.
Movember is a men’s health charity
that aims to help males overcome
health issues directly affecting them,
both mental and physical. Men’s
mental health is often overlooked, but
globally one man dies every minute
from suicide. That is over half a million
each year, with this being 75% of all
suicides across all the genders. Yet, there is still this mentality that men should
just deal with it. Movember aims to raise awareness of mental health issues in
men and prevent as many of these tragic deaths as possible.
Movember began in 2003, when two friends, (Travis Garone and Luke Slattery)
met for a beer in Melbourne, Australia and decided to start the challenge. They
found 30 people to participate. Since then, they have raised hundreds of millions
of pounds with over 6 million men and women participating. They have also been
announced as the official delivery partner of the Rugby League World Cup 2021,
the first international sporting event to host a mental health charter.
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reasons. Movember also helps fund
testicular and prostate cancer
research, to try and find a way to
help as many of these men as
possible.
YOUR HELP NEEDED PLEASE
Can you help us here at Charity Club? Next year we aim to support a charity by
taking part in a number of challenges in aid of an, as yet, undecided charity. We
would aim to set up a JustGiving page in order for people to show their support
and to donate money to the cause. So we are asking you to have a think and come
up with some challenges for us. They can be small or large in nature and should
provide a challenge to those taking part. They can also be school or outside of
school based – it’s up to you! The more interesting, the better!! We are also
looking for suggestions for charities that we can support as well. So, get involved,
drop us a line here at Aldworth and we look forward to hearing from you soon.
COMING SOON
Charity Club aim to raise money for Save the Children by carrying out various
festive themed activities so look out for these soon by visiting the school’s
Facebook page.
GRAND TOTAL
Our grand total for this year so far is:
£1,456
Thank you for your support.
10MEET THE TEAM
THE CHARITY CLUB NEWSLETTER WAS COMPILED BY THE
CHARITY CLUB STUDENTS WHO ARE:
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