Portsmouth High School sixth form team 'delighted' to announce The Sussex Snowdrop Trust as new charity
A PORTSMOUTH high school team are ‘delighted’ to announce a new charity to support for the next academic year.
The head girl team at Portsmouth High School in Southsea will support The Sussex Snowdrop Trust as their sixth form charity.
It comes following a pledge to help families they know or know of who have children that suffer with a life-threatening or terminal illness.
Head girl, Phoebe Wilson, 17, addressed the school in an assembly.
She said: ‘The trust provides 'Nursing Care at Home' for local children who have a life-threatening or terminal illness.
‘These children are close to us all in age and we felt we could relate to them and their families needs.’
The trust also provide children’s community nurses, health care assistants and financial help for families coping with a sick child.
The head girl team will spearhead fundraising activities throughout the year to raise cash and awareness of the charity.