Anna’s Bath Half Marathon for Children’s Hospice South West
Set 42 student Anna is running the Bath Half in March 2020 for Children’s Hospice South West after visiting the Charlton Farm Hospice with Norland recently.
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Katie runs a half marathon
Senior Lecturer Katie Crouch ran the Bath Half Marathon in March 2020. Katie, who had never run a half marathon before, raised money for the SHINE charity who have previously supported her family. Find out more about SHINE and Katie’s story and donate at the link below.
Donate hereHelena’s Donating Hair
Helena, Set 42, is cutting her hair off and donating it to the Little Princess Trust in order for them to make wigs for children who experience hair loss during cancer in February 2020. Find out more and donate to the charity at the link below.
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Toilet Twinning
A Bring and Buy sale and raffle for Toilet Twinning raised £342.12 for the charity in January 2020. This led to five Norland loos being twinned with toilets in Pakistan, Cote d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Honduras and Uganda.
Anorexia Awareness
In November 2019, students and staff at Norland wore purple to raise awareness of anorexia and show support to fellow student Mima who is recovering from the eating disorder.
Raffle for RUH Forever Friends Appeal
Kate Jaeger, Sewing Lecturer, raised £10.00 selling raffle tickets in aid of RUH Forever Friends Appeal in October 2019!
Clear out your cupboards campaign
The ‘Clear out your cupboards event’ saw five boxes of toiletries and cosmetics were collected in October 2019, organised by Porcia Densley from the NQN team. The donations will be split between two charities. The first is ‘Give and Makeup’. Give and Makeup support ‘Refuse’ and ‘Women’s Aid’ in the London and Cardiff area. The second charity is ‘London Jesus Centre’, they helps refugees, asylum seekers and the homeless, all in the London area.
Sensory, Snacks and Slippers for World Mental Health Day
A Sensory, Snacks and Slippers event that was organised by the Hear to Here team (led by Emily-Louise Moore) raised £180.11 for Bath Mind as part of World Mental Health Day 2019.
Skydive
Norland student Georgia took part in a charity skydive at 15,000 feet in September 2019 along with her brother James in memory of their grandmother, who was in fact a Norlander.
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