What is Macmillan?
Macmillan is a charity supporting men with cancer. This month, the sixth formers decided to host a coffee morning to raise money and awareness for those battling cancer. Overall they raised £534.00 – roughly 202KWD, and donated it to the Macmillan cancer support.
The entire social committee team helped organise the coffee morning with the help of some other U6 students (roughly 16 students). The sixth form and social committee spent a lot of time planning this event for the teachers to take part in. Teachers paid 3KWD (which was all donated to the charity) for a relaxing time at the common room lounge where they were offered pastries, coffee and even tea for those who did not drink coffee! Some of the sixth formers even brought homemade pastries and desserts. The teachers were greeted at the door and sat at tables where their orders were taken and they were able to loosen up and relax. The event started at 10am, and lasted until 11am.
Mr. Bunting was the first teacher we asked about the event. He claimed that the energy and atmosphere was extremely positive. He was able to socialise with his colleagues as friends rather than work acquaintances, and greatly enjoyed the variety of food available.
In addition, Mrs. Rimmer and Ms. Toohey both claimed that it was an incredible experience and they were happy with the efficiency of the students.
Many of the teachers such as Mr. Van Antwerpen were surprised with how it turned out. “It has definitely improved from last year by a lot,” they said. They were all happy to help out with a charity case and believed it was a nice idea and for a good cause.
There was a variety of food at the coffee morning; some homemade and some store-bought (which was equally as delicious). The savoury options included foods such as pizzas, fatayers and many more. The sweet options included cupcakes and cinnamon donuts.
The highlight of the event (which had been mentioned at least once by every teacher that attended), was undoubtedly the homemade Tiramisu by Syria Billio and her mother in Upper Sixth. All everyone could do was talk about how amazing this Italian dessert was and how much effort must have been put into making it.
Overall, it was an amazing experience for the teachers as well as the students, and we hope it can be repeated again over the years to come.
