MY Hospitals Charity: Wakefield primary school raises £600 for Pinderfields MRI appeal

Rooks Nest Academy (RNA) in Wakefield has raised £600 for Pinderfields Hospital’s MRI appeal.
By Catherine Gannon
Published 11th Mar 2024, 12:30 BST
Updated 12th Mar 2024, 16:07 BST
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The money was handed over to the MY Hospitals charity in an assembly last week.

Every year, the Wakefield primary school organises a ‘colour day’ where the children and staff dress in bright colours and raise money for a chosen charity.

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Kim Dawson, headteacher at RNA, said ‘colour day’ is held in memory of a staff member who passed away from cancer.

Headteacher Kim Dawson (left) and children from Rooks Nest Academy in Wakefield hand over the money raised from their annual 'colour day' to the MY Hospitals Charity which is raising money for a diagnostic suite at Pinderfields Hospital.Headteacher Kim Dawson (left) and children from Rooks Nest Academy in Wakefield hand over the money raised from their annual 'colour day' to the MY Hospitals Charity which is raising money for a diagnostic suite at Pinderfields Hospital.
Headteacher Kim Dawson (left) and children from Rooks Nest Academy in Wakefield hand over the money raised from their annual 'colour day' to the MY Hospitals Charity which is raising money for a diagnostic suite at Pinderfields Hospital.

She said: “The children come in as many different colours as possible to brighten up the school.

"It's an opportunity for children to do different PHSE activities, which was [the staff member’s] role."

The MY MRI Appeal – organised by MY Hospitals Charity – is a fundraising project to develop a radiology diagnostic suite at Pinderfields Hospital.

The upgrade is estimated to cost £6 million, with most of the money being funded by the NHS. The final £1.25 million is being funded by donations such as Rooks Nest Academy.

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