Charity Work
As a Catholic school, we focus on the pursuit of the common good and to provide service for those in greatest need.
Throughout the year we raise money for a range of charities such as Macmillan, Anti Bullying Alliance with Odd Socks Day, Stella Maris with packing woolly hats for sailors and presents for refugee children at Christmas.
Dear St Mary's Primary School,I'm writing to express our many thanks for the Christmas gifts that you donated to PAFRAS via Horsforth Town of Sanctuary.
We able to give them out to the families we work with at our Christmas Drop In. 65 families came to the drop in, and in total we were able to give gifts to 114 children. There were also a few more families who collected gifts outside the drop in, so in fact this number will be higher!
People have really loved the gifts and it was very special to be able to provide good quality items to people who would not have been able to afford it otherwise. It wouldn't have been possible without your kind donations.
This year, as part of our Catholic life development, we are encouraging the children to be more proactive in our charity work by asking all classes to choose a charity to support with a pupil led charity day throughout the year. Each class has chosen a charity and will plan activities to support their chosen charity.