By Community Correspondent Anita Chagar

A Cake Sale. A Tug of War. A Beat the Goalie. A Non-Uniform Day. What more could you do to fundraise for a charity? This is what Twelve DEF, or The Butterfly Effect (if they’re able to change their name), got up to on Thursday 11th February in order to help raise money for the Wings of Hope Charity. All the money that is made goes directly to disadvantaged children in Malawi and India, supporting them in their education and other day-to-day hardships.

Group members Jasmine Pank, Param Singh, Anjana Jayasena, Mohan Soni and Fred Walker, all students of Lampton School in Hounslow, planned and participated in the many events held around the school on the day.

Twelve DEF/The Butterfly Effect group leader, Jasmine Pank, gives her thoughts on the Wings of Hope Achievement Awards scheme and how its helped her: ‘I think that WOHAA is a great idea as it really does make a difference to the lives of children in India and Malawi by providing with a proper education. It is also an excellent opportunity for students to get involved in planning fundraising events, as it gives us the opportunity to develop new skills that we would necessarily be taught at school – I think the most important skill our group has learned is how to organise ourselves independently, instead of constantly asking teachers for help!’

She also gives us further details of the events that took place: ‘So far, we have organised a beat the goalie competition, which our former for tutor kindly volunteered to help us in, as well as a staff VS student tug of war – which was the most hilarious experience ever – and along with our cake sale of Smarties cookies and chocolate biscuits, we asked all the staff and students of the school to bring in £2 in order to wear non-uniform.’ The school managed to raise over £2000 that day, with funds going to both the Wings of Hope Charity and the Haiti fund.

So what’s on the cards next for the enthusiastic charity-helpers? ‘At the moment, we’re working on how to raise awareness of the wings of Hope Charity. It’s good that people are willing to give their money to the needy instead of spending it on themselves, but it would be even better if they knew who their money is going to.’

For more information on the Wings of Hope Charity, visit www.wohaa.co.uk