Over £17k raised for LEPRA

BRGS pupils have raised over £17,000 over the past 8 years for the charity LEPRA which not only works with people with the skin disease leprosy which is completely curable, but also the staggering 120 million people who are affected with lymphatic filariasis (sometimes known as elephantiasis) which is transmitted through infected mosquitoes.  It is worrying to think that 1.4 billion people globally are at risk of lymphatic filariasis but the money which our Year 7 pupils have collected over the years will have helped the charity hugely:

• £4.50 can buy a pair of shoes so someone can walk again.
• £25 can give health education to a school of up to 100 children.
• £75 can pay for a paramedic for a month.

In recognition of our continued support of LEPRA, Community Fundraiser, Jacqui Fairbairn presented the school with a special plaque as a token of the charity's appreciation.