School Testimonials

2010.05.26

10 Aug 2011 "Last  Thursday, I organised a Bag2school collection for our school. I was pretty nervous, as it was my first attempt at fund-raising, and a textile drive was a new activity for our school. But it couldn't have been easier.

We booked a collection about a month ahead and were sent a huge box containing blue collection bags about a week before the booked date. Each family took a bag home, along with the letter from the template at the bottom of this page, filled it with unwanted textiles (you can donate soft toys!!!) and brought it to school the morning of the collection.

I had a restless night, imagining the 3 bags I had filled being the only ones in the playground but I was worrying unnecessarily. The next morning there was a steady stream of blue, and black bags (you can use any other bag if you need extra), heading through the school gate and a couple of large piles forming in the  playgrounds.

The collection van arrived just after the children went into class, and everything was loaded within 10 minutes with a little help from the caretaker, and some mums who had kindly stuck around.  And that was the sum total of my effort; liaise with the school PTA, make a phone call, edit the letter template so it contained the relevant details, distribute the bags and chuck a few clothes on the back of a truck.

The schools' parents and Bag2school staff did the rest and today I rang the company to be told we had collected little over half a tonne, and raised £257.50 for our school. We will be holding another collection in June and have been told that subsequent collections are usually more lucrative.

If you are not already using Bag2school to raise money for your school, club or charity, then you should be.

I'm as lazy and unmotivated a fund-raiser as they come, so if I can do it, you can too!"

Jacquin Mitchell  http://mymumdom.com/

21 Jun 2011 - "Thank you very much for the cheque which we received a couple of weeks ago
- a fantastic result for us for very little effort, it all went very smoothly. Hopefully our next date will be just as successful."

Gill Beveridge
Boldmere schools PTA Vice chairperson

"There will be no more Jumble Sales to try and organise in the future – it will just be a quick phone call to yourselves" – Alison Hayes, Shadwell Primary School PTA, Leeds.

"Thank you very much for treating Jade and Emma (two of our year 5 pupils) so properly. I invited these two girls to organise the collection for us. The girls got a lot out of the exercise. At my school we try hard to get the kids involved , to grow in confidence and to take responsibility. You people supported that really well. I appreciate it. Thank you." – Clive Price, Headteacher, Pudsey Tyersal Primary School, Bradford.

"The money shall be used to help fund a new computer suite in school. We shall definitely be interested in carrying out this event again next year." – Rosie Whiteley, Chair, The Friends of Corbridge First School.

"Thanks to your excellent scheme, we had enough money to buy a Balance Beam for the children and a number of new books for our library." – Julie Wernyj, Nursery Manager, Jack and Jills Nursery, North Yorkshire.

"This is a great boost to our funds and we would like to thank you." – Miss Sheila Wood, Head Teacher, Lumphanan Primary School, Aberdeenshire.

"Just to say what a roaring success the recent Bag2School collection at our school was. Overall we are incredibly impressed by the ease of arranging Bag2School." Michael Langford, Chair, Wedderburn PTFA, Harrogate.

"Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to raise funds with your Bag2School project. The money will go towards two projects currently on the go to help the children of St Thomas School. The first project is the creation of an Interest Garden, and the second project is the redevelopment and enhancement of the playground and the facilities it has to offer the children. On behalf of the pupils and staff of St Thomas" School may I express our gratitude and appreciation for your worthwhile campaign." – Sinead Osliff, Secretary, St Thomas RC Primary School, Moray.

"I would like to say what a fab idea to make money for my daughters school." Mrs L Johnsen, Parent, Sandringham Primary School, Intake.

"Once again, our Bag2School collection has been a great success, enabling us to take almost 60 children and 10 adults on a day trip to York and the Yorvik Museum. Many thanks." – Jackie Pierre, St Alphonsus Primary School, Middlesbrough.