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Administration student Carla Smith, aged 19 on the hospice stall
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Students are in business
30/ 1/2008
A FUNDRAISING dinner for members of the business community was hosted by students at Hopwood Hall College.
The students, all studying for a certificate in administration, organised the three-course meal on 24 January in order to raise vital funds for Springhill Hospice.
Administration tutor Yvonne Warburton said: “Our students have been heavily involved in fundraising for Springhill Hospice over the years and last year raised £2,500.
“This year we are aiming to increase this total. As well as using traditional collection boxes to raise funds, the students are pulling out all the stops and taking part in a range of activities such as bag packing at Asda and Morrisons stores, a college tombola and raffle and henna and hair braiding.”
The students raised money on the day by holding a raffle and having a hospice stand selling branded merchandise.
Those firms that attended the lunch all provide work placements from November to May for students on the course.
A spokesman for Hopwood Hall College said: “It was a great opportunity for college staff to meet with placement providers and develop a keener understanding of the needs of local industries in order to prepare students for employment.”
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