Staff and students at a school have donated more than 90 large boxes of supplies to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war in their country.
Pupils at Heworth Grange School, in Gateshead, rallied together after a tutorial was held about the conflict. Following discussions and feedback from the student council, it became clear the youngsters wanted to take action and do something to help those caught in the conflict.
Danka Kudlacik, a cover supervisor at the school, who is originally from Poland and has close connections to Newcastle’s Polish Centre, suggested organising a humanitarian aid appeal for the refugees, and the Heworth Grange Appeal for Ukraine was launched on March 4. Donations then began to flood in, with pupils, staff members, parents, carers and the wider community contributing to the appeal.
