St Mary’s NS, Raharney go the extra mile for ‘Our Shoes Charity Appeal’

The pupils of St Mary’s NS, Raharney, are collecting shoes for the ‘Our Shoes Charity Appeal’, which sends pre-loved shoes from families and schools in Ireland to in-need children in southern Africa.

They are asking families in the community to donate their pre-loved sports shoes and football boots. They can be dropped in to the school.

Pupils are also collecting waste batteries for the WEEE Ireland Schools Battery Recycling Competition 2024-2025. Recycling batteries contributes to the school’s Sustainable Development Goals and Green-Schools work, and it supports LauraLynn, Ireland’s Children’s Hospice.

To enter the Schools Battery Recycling Competition, and be in with a chance to win one of six €2,000 sports equipment vouchers, the challenge for the pupils is to collect as many batteries as they can and recycle them with WEEE Ireland.

Every battery counts and students have been encouraged to get collecting today to give the school the chance to be one of the 2024-2025 competition winners.

Students are also fundraising for the school with the Re-Turn Scheme.

The school would like the whole community to get involved and send it in as many of their bottles and cans that they can.