Two pupils from Oxford’s Dragon School showed off their flair for business by turning £2 into a £500 donation to two hospital charities.
Sorcha Maynard and friend Sophie Kitchen (pictured front), both 12, raised the cash by selling homemade fudge and eggs from their own chickens, making £200 to win a school challenge. Money raised by the pair was put together with funds raised by other pupils in the event and last week Sorcha and Sophie handed over £500 to the Oxford Cancer Centre and the Surgical Oesophogeal Fund.
Sorcha Maynard said: “The school gave us £2 each and we bought felt to make chickens. We made a lot of money from selling those, as well as chocolate eggs and real eggs with woolly hats on, which we used to buy cake and fudge ingredients.
“We made the fudge and various types of Easter cakes which, again, we sold round the neighbourhood, to friends and at school. In order to win we had to give a speech on what we did to raise the money and why we chose our charity. My dad is a surgeon at the Cancer Centre and we really wanted to help the hospital.”
Daniel Gill, Director of Social Impact at the Dragon School said: “In year seven we give our pupils the opportunity to develop both their entrepreneurial and philanthropic skills.
“Sorcha and Sophie’s ingenuity and determination produced an amazing return on our investment and their thoughtful presentation on behalf of the Oxford Cancer Centre distinguished them as intelligent givers. Knowing they were helping a local cause in The Surgical Oesophogeal Fund was a great motivation.”
On Friday, February 5, the pair were given a tour of the Oxford Cancer Centre at the Churchill Hospital site by Nick Maynard, Clinical Director General Surgery and Lead Consultant for the Oesophagogastric Centre, including the new Computerised Integrated Theatre Operating Suite.
Marianne Julebin, part of the fundraising team at Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, said: “It’s wonderful when schoolchildren want to help people who have to come in to hospital. They are supporting the really good work that goes on here and their contribution will make being in hospital a little easier for our patients.”
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