| Students hand over a thousand pounds for Friends of Henry Foundation |
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Nearly 40 students on the NC course in Early Education and Childcare course at Carnegie College took part in a sponsored walk across the Forth Road Bridge in their pyjamas to raise funds for new Scottish charity, Friends of Henry Foundation, set up to provide trained dogs for children and adults with autism. The walk took place on World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April.  The students had been shown in class the 2006 television drama, ‘After Thomas’, based on a true story that told of a couple’s struggle to cope with the challenges of raising their son who had been diagnosed with autism. In the drama, the turning point comes when they bring golden retriever, Thomas, into their lives. Once all the sponsorship money is collected, over £1,000 will have been raised for the Friends of Henry Foundation. Photograph: Students presenting fundraisers for the charity with giant cheque, held by Dominic Barrie (6) young son of one of the fundraisers. Posted 21 May 2010 |
