Having helped to judge presentations from year nine pupils on their charity fundraising at Gowerton School in May, today it was the turn of Pentrehafod School to do their bit under the auspices of First Give UK.
First Give UK is a charity set up to help young people give their time and talent to improve their community. One of their activities is to go into local schools, and set young people the task of finding out about, working with and raising money for charities.
Just over four months later the various groups make a presentation to a judging panel on their work. The best group will then receive an additional £1,000 for their charity. As Deputy Lord Mayor, I was on today's judging panel alongside the Head and Deputy Head teachers, the Head boy and girl and an education advisor from Erw.
The six groups made presentations on the behalf of Mind Cymru, a domestic abuse charity, Cancer Research UK (twice), Addiction Recovery Agency, and Gofal Cymru.
Once more it was a really difficult decision with a high standard of presentation by six groups of very committed and emotionally involved youngsters. On balance though we decided that the additional £1,000 should go to Gofal Cymru. It could though have gone to any of them.
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