TALKING newspaper Dunfermline Sound has benefitted from a £3,000 grant won by pupils from St Columba's High School.
The charity was selected during a Charity Fayre held at Inverkeithing High School, and the funds were secured by students who chose it as their favourite charity.
Students from St Columba's HS involved included Lucas Martin, Joe Hutchinson, Caleb Collins, and Timmy Mrowviec.
The grant was confirmed by a Letter of Award from the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Scotland.
Youth & Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) was started some 16 years ago by Sir Ian Wood of the Wood Foundation.
It is the biggest Independent Programme being delivered through Scottish Education empowering tens of thousands of young people to make a difference in their communities through teamwork research and competition and securing their school's £3,000 grant to give to their chosen charity.
Contributing to their fundraising efforts, a doughnut sale was held, which alone raised £397 for Dunfermline Sound.
A cheque for the amount was presented to the charity at St Columba’s High.
Dunfermline Sound provides weekly readings from the Dunfermline Press and Central Fife Times, recorded onto memory sticks for the benefit of those who are blind or visually impaired.
Anyone interested in benefiting from Dunfermline Sound’s service can call 01383 740820 and leave a message with your details.
Dunfermline Sound were then invited to send representatives to the YPI National Event at Perth Concert Hall on June 12, where they took part in a vibrant gathering of over 200 schools and around 1000 students from across Scotland.
Pupils from various schools gave informative talks, dancing and gameshow-style entertainment plus a band playing five or six songs.
Since its establishment in 2008, YPI has engaged over 310,000 young people, who have been responsible for £6.8 million in charitable donations.
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