Community | Charities
Aysgarth School has a very active Charities Committee. These pupils meet regularly to discuss how to best support various charities as a school. They update the rest of the school as to the work of the chosen charities, raising the profile of the charity work done and encouraging all pupils to participate fully in the fund raising activities.
This year the Charity Committee is represented by the following boys:
Oliver Legard (chairman), O.Blackett, F.Le Brocq, C.Onslow, E.Eden, F.Vaux, F.Lane, G.Francis, R.Ropner, M.Austen, W.Richmond, B.Trant, J.Barnard, T.Brown, J.Holt, H.Alderson.
The charities that the school supports are:
Heart to Heart – Organisation supporting Aids Victims, their families and communities in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, www.orphanaid.co.za
Dales-Care – A Day Care Centre for the elderly in Bedale
Hope and Homes for Children – A charity providing Hope and Homes for children in war torn areas of the world, www.hopeandhomes.org
Yorkshire Air Ambulance - www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk
Macmillan Cancer Care - www.macmillan.org.uk
British Legion - www.britishlegion.org.uk
Recent and Forthcoming Events Events:
| Event | Charity | Amount Raised |
| Cake Bake and Sale (November 2005) | Children in Need | £267.55 |
| Sponsored Times Tables (May 2006) | Hope and Homes for Children | £2,537.98 |
| Collection at Sports Day (June 2006) | Yorkshire Air Ambulance | ? tbc |
| Cake Bake and Sale (November 2006) | Dales Care | £280.35 |
| Poppies | British Legion | ? tbc |
| Christmas Carol Concert at Ripon Cathedral (December 2006) | Macmillan Cancer Care | Money raised was collected directly by Macmillan |
| Talk by Edward Stourton (December 2006) | Dales Care | Money raised was collected directly by Dales-Care. |
| Christmas Carol Service Collections (December 2006) | Dales Care | £725.00 |
| Aysgarth School Quiz (May 2007) Sponsored Swim (June 2007) |
Heart to Heart | Combined cheque for Heart to Heart of £1,673.93 |
Charities supported by the Pre-Prep Department include:
NEW DAY, NEW LIFE - GHANA: The project, run by the New Life Baptist Church in Northallerton, sponsors orphaned and destitute children in Jamestown, Ghana. The children in Oak House are sponsoring a little boy.
ROMANIAN CHRISTMAS SHOE BOX APPEAL: A charity providing Christmas presents for less fortunate children in Romania.
YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH: In 2006 Oak House supported Yorkshire Cancer Research, the largest regional medical research charity in the UK, which funds research into cancer.
