Thurso primary youngsters take lead for Blythswood Christmas appeal
The youngest pupils at a Thurso school have helped put together more than 150 filled shoeboxes for an annual appeal.
Primary 1 and 2 pupils at Thurso’s Mount Pleasant Primary School have been working very hard over the last six weeks to organise the school’s annual contribution to the Blythswood Christmas Shoebox Appeal.
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The school has been contributing to the appeal every year for over 13 years and this year collected and made up 157 filled shoeboxes full of small gifst and everyday essentials for children, teenagers and adults in other parts of the world.
The school made up and collected three boxes for babies, plus a big bag of baby knitting; eight boxes for teenage boys; 14 boxes for teenage girls; 22 boxes for men; 30 boxes for women; 39 boxes for boys and 41 boxes for girls.
Principal teacher Jennifer Gordon said: “We are very grateful for all the kind donations from individuals and families, including our fantastic knitters who have knitted all year round to provide hats, gloves, scarves and other knitted items to put into the boxes.
“We'd also like to thank Cairn Housing for their generous donation of thermal hats, gloves and socks for adults, and members of Thurso Baptist Church who donated lots of items, filled boxes and money to buy extra items, as well as helping to wrap many, many shoeboxes (a very tedious job!).
“It's amazing what the school and wider community can achieve when we work together – inspired by our school’s vision statement which is simply ‘We Care!’.”
