Page 9 - The College Echo Spring 2019

News 7

Bathtime and Baking for Comic Relief

“Amazing, inspirational, brave, crazy” were some of the words used to describe
Mrs Chalmers who kindly volunteered to sit in a bath of baked beans and iced cold
water, along with various fruit and vegetable peelings to raise money for
Comic Relief on Friday, 15 March. Staff and students encouraged and supported
Mrs Chalmers as she sat in the bath for over an hour in the Dining Hall. Wearing her
gym clothes, a pink shower cap and holding her rubber duck, Mrs Chalmers seemed
very relaxed as she was surrounded by others who were amazed by her fundraising
efforts.
Mrs Chalmers said “I am happy to raise awareness and money for
such a good cause.”
Mrs Nicholson, along with her team of mini chefs, produced an
amazing cake stall that many professional chefs would be envious
of. Both staff and students tucked in to an array of cupcakes,
sponges and chocolate rice cakes with the knowledge that their
donation would make a difference to those less fortunate than
themselves.
The Food Technology Department organised a ‘£1.00, 1 cake, 1
minute’ challenge where students were invited to buy a plain
cupcake for £1.00 and use the toppings provided to decorate their
cake in less than 1 minute.
Emily, in Year 11, organised her very own cake sale and raised £36.56, which is a tremendous
effort. This is an excellent example of an Ivybridge Community College student thinking of others and following
the College belief of “Do something today that your future self will thank you for”. Well done Emily.
The kitchen staff opted for red shirts with a donation for Red Nose Day; they had a
selection of Red Nose Day themed cakes and pizza. They also had a fun game for
students too - guess the number of sweets in the jar for a small donation.
All in all Comic Relief once again was fully supported at the College with staff and students

donating generously. The
total currently stands at
£325.05, with more money still
to be added to the final total.