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Students raise money in readathon
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| Yazmin Russ, aged 13, and Elly Moxom (12) get stuck into a few more books. |
PUPILS at Devizes School were able to hand over a cheque for £250 to the children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent and the Roald Dahl Foundation last week after taking part in the national Readathon.
Children raise money for the good causes by getting sponsored to read books or take part in literature-based activities.
The money raised by Readathon is donated equally to CLIC Sargent and the Roald Dahl Foundation, who both spend money on caring for children and young people suffering from cancer and other serious illnesses.
The writer Roald Dahl, famous for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach among many others, was honorary chairman of Readathon from 1988 to his death in November 1990. In 1991 his widow, Felicity, started a foundation in his name.
11:50am Wednesday 7th May 2008
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