KIND-HEARTED pupils at a Johnstone school joined forces to give an amputee charity an early Christmas present.
Thanks to a number of fundraising events staged by generous kids at St Margaret’s Primary, a cheque for more than £350 was handed over to Finding Your Feet founder Corinne Hutton.
The Lochwinnoch quadruple amputee visited the school to collect the donation and spoke to the pupils about her story.
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Ms Hutton, who lost both hands and legs below the knee after suffering acute pneumonia and septicaemia in 2013, had recently returned from a daring climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania.
Pupils were given the chance to try out Corinne's equipment
To raise funds for Finding Your Feet, the school organised a non-uniform day, a bake sale and a nature walk in the Rannoch Woods.
During her visit to the school, Ms Hutton heard how her own fundraising efforts inspired the youngsters there.
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And she was so thrilled by the trip that she later returned to talk to pupils about how her prosthetics work and put together a film to showcase the charity.
Generous pupils presented Corinne with a cheque
Dominc Tollan, PE teacher at the school, told The Gazette: “Corrine was very touched that the assembly had a real focus on her amazing story.”
Video credit: Finding Your Feet
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