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Our FUNdraising Sixth Form!

At the end of last term Sixth Form students were involved in many
fundraising activities, all in support of local charities. These events
ranged from book and cake sales to the highly anticipated
Christmas Quiz.
Year 12 student, Lauren Pollard organised the bake sale and said,
“The purpose of the bake sale was to raise money for Woodside
Animal Shelter. At the time, Woodside was experiencing a shortage
of food for their animals while they were preparing for the Christmas
period, so I decided to raise money for the shelter because it is a
charity that is close to my heart. I raised £75 which was spent on
food and treats for the dogs, cats and other animals at the shelter.”

Lara Battershill and Emily Gitlin, both in Year 12, said, “The annual
Christmas Quiz proved a great success! It was extremely well
attended by Sixth Form students and teachers, who created the
lively and festive atmosphere. The quiz, organised by the Sixth Form
Student Charity Committee, raised a grand total of £172 for the
charity, Shelter. It was our hope that by supporting Shelter, we
could do our bit to lessen the widespread problem of homelessness,
especially at Christmas.

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Sweet Charity!

College staff and students have brought in more than 120 empty
confectionary tubs for a fundraising initiative organised through
the College’s Key Stage 3 Office, raising essential funds for
Dartmoor Zoological Park. The tubs will now be recycled by local
company, DCW, with all profits being donated to Dartmoor Zoo.
Coral Jonas, who is the Deputy CEO of
Dartmoor Zoo and also a Governor of
Ivybridge Community College said, “Thank
you so much to staff, students and parents,
for taking part in our latest fundraiser for
Dartmoor Zoo. By collecting the tubs you
have helped Dartmoor Zoo with their £4,500 a
day running costs, contributed to the
development of new enclosures to take part
in vital conservation programmes and you
have given us the chance to continue more
research into animal welfare. On top of that
you have kept reusable plastic out of landfill.”

Supporting the Local Community

At the end of last term students, parents and staff were invited to donate food and gifts to
support local community projects over the Christmas period.
Helen Ryder, Head of Human Sciences at the College, who organised the collection said,
“A huge thank you to all the students, parents and staff that have helped to make this the
most generous donation of food, beauty products and gifts ever! We were able to make a
substantial donation to the Ivybridge Food Bank, supported the Christmas Day activities at
the Watermark by collecting little presents for Christmas Day for those who do not have

family – simple gifts like scarves, chocolate and sweets,
and also provided starter packs for the Salvation Army.

A wonderful way to support our local community, thank
you for making it a much more positive Christmas and
start to the New Year than it could have been.”