Wellow five year old raises hundreds in Captain Tom Challenge

By Susie Watkins

14th May 2021 | Local News

A five-year-old pupil from St Julian's School in Wellow has raised almost £700 as part of the Captain Sir Tom Moore 100 Challenge.

Captain Sir Tom, who inspired the nation by walking 100 laps of his garden, raised almost £40 million last year for NHS Charities.

In the wake of his death his family have established the Captain Tom Foundation – which continues to raise funds for good causes and encourages others to do so as well.

Felix, a pupil at St Julian's, signed up to the challenge to raise some much-needed funds for Ups and Downs – a charity that supports children with Down Syndrome across the South West.

School Headteacher, Ruth Noall, said: "As a school we wanted to encourage children to make a difference and take part in the Captain Tom 100 challenge.

" Felix, whose younger brother Rio has Down Syndrome, walked 100 laps of his garden with a target of raising £400. That has now almost doubled thanks to the generosity of so many!"

Rio completed 100 Makaton signs as part of the challenge - a language programme that uses signs together with speech and symbols to enable people to communicate.

To find out more about Felix's fundraising challenge and to make a donation visit the Just Giving page

For more details visit the St Julian's Church School website www.stjuliansprimary.co.uk or call 01225 833143.

     

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