By John Smith • Published: 30 Dec 2019 • 12:08
Some of the happy students in their jumpers Credit: Calpe School Facebook
THE children at Calpe School in San Pedro de Alcantara, a suburb of Marbella were delighted to be allowed to take part in the Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day and managed to raise an incredible €1,300 for the charity.
This was €300 more than the previous year and the concept was very simple, as all they had to do was wear a special Christmas jumper to school on one day and persuade their friends and families to sponsor them.
Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day has been running for eight years and has become a festive favourite at work and school regardless of where you live and of course it’s a great excuse to put on a silly woolly jumper and do some good at the same time.
So far this simple act of pulling on a sparkly jumper has helped to raise more than €20 million worldwide which is then spent on supporting children in need.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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