Sixth Form food bank collection
Do we live and breathe our school values? Absolutely. Take this example of compassion: our Sixth Form students have done a brilliant job collecting for Lancaster’s Olive Branch food bank.
The idea came from a recent Sixth Form leadership team meeting. Our student leadership team chose the charity, wanting it to be a local charity that would support families who could be connected with Dallam.
All Sixth Formers were invited to bring in items, and we gathered the donations in boxes in our Sixth Form centre. Posting about them on our TEAMS channel, we made it a competition between tutor groups to encourage them to bring in as much as possible. Overall, we gathered more than one item per student.
Our students then delivered the food to the Olive Branch ready for distribution.
Amelia Knox, Head Student, said:
This food bank collection was vital in raising awareness within our Sixth Form about food insecurity amongst our community. So many people selflessly donated items that were so greatly appreciated by the team at Olive Branch. These items are going to help so many families in need especially going into the colder months. Seeing the Sixth Form community come together and think about others was a reminder of the importance of community and teamwork to help others.
