Youth Raise-Off on Protect The HumanRaise-Off 2009
A big thank you to every school that took part in Raise-Off 2009 for your fantastic fundraising and special congratulations to this year's winners:
RAISE-OFF 2009 BEST FUNDRAISERS
1. MERCHANT TAYLOR'S SCHOOL: £3,076.00
2. BISHOP OF LLANDAFF HIGH SCHOOL: £2,028.83
3. DOVER GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS: £1,190.37
Full Raise-Off 2009 results table
The standard and creativity of the events organised made it so difficult to decide on the best fundraising event of the year that we awarded two winners!
RAISE-OFF 2009 BEST FUNDRAISING EVENTS
DR CHALLONER'S HIGH SCHOOL: For their array of creative events including their silent protest, their Christmas fair, selling roses for Valentine's Day and their International Women's Day event
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL: For their party in their local club and their concert in their school's courtyard (pictured above)
More inspiring events
Every penny raised makes a difference to our work and every event spreads the Amnesty's message far and wide.
Raise-Off 2009 Results
|
AMNESTY YOUTH GROUP |
TOTAL RAISED |
|
1. Merchant Taylors' School Ltd. |
£3,076.00 |
|
2. Bishop of Llandaff High School |
£2,028.83 |
|
3. Dover Grammar School For Boys |
£1,190.37 |
|
4. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School |
£1,090.00 |
|
5. Dr Challoner's High School |
£1,043.54 |
|
6. Bolton School Girls' Division |
£907.40 |
|
7. Tring School |
£615.00 |
| 8. Northampton High School for Girls |
£458.30 |
|
9. Ashford Senior School |
£350.37 |
|
10. Chiltern Edge School |
£320.00 |
|
11. Colyton Grammar School |
£310.10 |
|
12. Highfields School |
£300.00 |
|
13. Humphry Davy School |
£125.00 |
|
14. Talbot Heath School |
£118.31 |
|
15. The North Halifax Grammar School |
£88.94 |
|
16. Ralph Allen School AI Group |
£62.60 |
|
17. Portland School |
£30.46 |
Other inspiring fundraising events
Northampton High School for Girls: Pumpkin paper auction
Funds raised: £60.29
Dover Grammar School For Boys: Dare To Be Different Day
Funds raised: £350.00
Students took part in sponsored events such as sponsored silences to raise awareness of lack of freedom of speech. Other students wore masks and hung signs written in Mandarin around their necks to raise awareness about the death penalty and executions in China.
Dover Grammar School For Boys: Protect The Human Week
Funds raised: £650.00
We held a non-uniform day (we tried to get people to wear bright pink, yellow and green!) and also had a concert where we sold refreshments and badges.
Dr Challoner's High School: Silent Protest
and Christmas FairFunds raised: £620.00
The protest were silent and wore black blindfolds. The fair included a raffle, christmas music, awareness stalls, guitar hero, cake sale, chocolate fountain.
