Events

In the last week  before the Spring holiday, Dane Court Grammar School joined forces with other members of Coastal Academies Trust to raise awareness of and money for Porchlight, a charity helping homeless people in Thanet.

Students supported Porchlight through the following activities:
Monday - Bake sale in the school theatre at break and lunch time
Wednesday - Hot dog sale in Food Technology at break time
Thursday - Bring in donations for food bank to be collected in mentoring
Friday - Pyjama day (wear pyjama, slippers or dressing gown) donate a £1

In total, Dane Court raised £1541.17 for the homeless people in Thanet. We also collected food, goods and bedding for this very worthy cause.

Many thanks to everyone who contributed cash, cakes for the bake sale and items for the food bank.

Donated items included:

• Toiletries – deodorant, toilet paper, shower gel, shaving gel, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, tooth paste, hand wipes
• Household items – laundry liquid detergent, laundry powder, washing up liquid
• Feminine products – sanitary towels and tampons
• Baby supplies – nappies, baby wipes and baby food
• Cereal
• Soup
• Pasta
• Rice
• Tinned tomatoes/ pasta sauce
• Lentils, beans and pulses
• Tinned meat
• tinned vegetables
• Tea/coffee
• Tinned fruit
• Biscuits
• UHT milk
• Fruit juice