The charitable website Big Give matched the money that Ridgeway students and staff raised for Ronald McDonald Arrowe Park House in the run-up to the end of term, doubling the support that we can offer families with seriously ill children in hospital this Christmas.
We raised money in two ways. First, students paid a small charge to watch staff taking part in a series of ‘bushtucker trials’. Two teams of staff volunteers competed against each other by eating various ‘exotic’ foods in the style of I’m a Celebrity on ITV.
And then on Christmas Jumper Day students made a minimum donation of £1 to come to school for the day in a Christmas jumper – plus optional accessories with a festive theme – rather than their usual jumper and blazer.
We donated the combined total of £526 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities ‘Help keep families together this Christmas’ campaign.
Big Give (a charitable website) then matched – and therefore doubled – the donation as part of their Christmas Challenge 2024 campaign.
Message from Ronald McDonald House Charities
“Thank you for your kind donation to our Big Give Appeal! Your gift will go twice as far this Christmas, with the amount you donated being matched by our generous pledge funders. Your support ensures families can be close to their seriously ill children in hospital this Christmas.”
