Norfolk nine year old dreams up art competition to raise
funds for WWF
When nine year-old Hattie Gray
learnt about the threat of extinction that hangs over so much of the world’s
wildlife, she decided to do something about it, by raising funds for the World
Wildlife Fund. Hattie goes to Aldborough
Primary School in North Norfolk and she figured that a good way to get things
rolling would be to get all her friends and fellow students to join in.
Which is how she came up with the
idea of an art competition – but not just any old art. Hattie added her own spin by getting her mum
to purchase a job lot of wooden discs for the purpose. “The discs represent the Earth,” she
explains. “The children who entered had
to decorate one in any way they wanted, but the design had to be something to
do with our planet. They could use
glitter, glue, pens, craft materials – anything they liked... so long as they
paid the £1 entry fee!”
In the event, no less than 87
children entered, raising £92 for WWF. The
discs are currently taking pride of place on display in the school. “I was really pleased with how my competition
went because we helped animals and the planet,” says Hattie. “All the money we raised went to a brilliant
cause. It has been an amazing experience and I am so thankful to all the
people who helped me, and especially to all the ones who entered.”
Mrs Helen Bearman is Head of Aldborough
School. She says, “We are all so proud of Hattie, who thought up such a
great fundraising idea, and of all the budding artists who entered the
competition. It is typical of the
wonderful children at Aldborough to think of ways to help others, whether people
or animals!”
The picture shows, from left, Hattie, aged nine of Class 4, with Autumn,
aged five of Class 1, who won the Key Stage 1 best disc award, and Florence,
aged nine of Class 4, who won the Key Stage 2 best disc award.
Aldborough Primary School is in
North Norfolk, between Aylsham and Cromer, and has 127 children on roll. Visit www.aldborough.norfolk.sch.uk
for more information.
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Hattie spins wooden discs to help endangered animals – Feb-22
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