Pancake Day at Kilgraston
Every year, Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday is seen as a highlight in the calendar for everyone to indulge and enjoy a treat before the beginning of Lent.
To follow our key focus on charity this school year, each year group has been assigned a charity to research and raise funds for throughout the school session. The Upper Sixth rose to this opportunity and decided to represent and support three different charity organisations.
In October, the Upper Sixth raised money for the Head Girl Team charity, CHAS (Children’s Hospices Across Scotland) with a ‘Sponge the Upper Sixth and Staff’ event followed by a ‘Santa Dash’ in December for another Upper Sixth charity, Cardiomyopathy UK. On Pancake Day, for our third and final charity, Pancreatic Cancer UK, we used this special occasion to sell pancakes at break time for senior pupils and staff with a range of sweet toppings. The most important element of this fundraiser for us all was to spread awareness and show respect to our cause for their admirable work and research.
Pancreatic Cancer UK is an extremely admirable charity; one that is very close to the hearts of many individuals at Kilgraston. In running this fundraiser, we aimed to show our solidarity to those affected by this illness and help raise funds for extended research and aid. Prior to the event, we unanimously agreed that we’d be happy with any donations made yet we were delighted to see that we had managed to raise a staggering total of exactly £300!
On behalf of the Upper Sixth, a massive thank you to everyone who donated to Pancreatic Cancer UK and helped us reach our target!
Maria E, Head Girl
