The Cathedral Catholic Primary School Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA1 3BT Tel: 01524 64686 www.cathedral.lancs.sch.uk Headteacher: Mrs N Holt
Wednesday 2nd March 2022 Dear Parents and Carers, LENT FUNDRAISING LED BY THE CHARITY COMMITTEE Today is Ash Wednesday and we are now in the season of Lent. For Christians, Lent is a time of growth when we strive to grow to become more like Jesus. We do this through fasting (giving something up), giving to others and prayer. During Lent this year, we would like to support the work of CAFOD (a Catholic charity which supports people in need overseas). Their Lent project is called ‘Walk Against Hunger’ and it focuses on raising money to overcome world hunger, particularly malnutrition in children. You can find out more about the project in this short film: https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Primary-teaching-resources/Lentresources-for-children The title ‘Walk Against Hunger’ encourages people to raise money by walking during Lent. During the coming weeks, we are planning the following activities to raise money for CAFOD. Wednesday 9th March – Walk Against Hunger Day : As a school, we will aim to walk 200km. If every child is sponsored £1 for their 1km walk, we will raise over £200! Friday 18th March – Brighten Up Spring Day : For a donation of £1, everyone is invited to wear their own brightly coloured clothes to celebrate the start of Spring. Monday 21st – Thursday 31st March – Buy tickets for our Easter Egg Raffle. The Easter Egg Raffle will take place on Friday 1 st April. Raffle tickets will be on sale in classes for £1 per strip.