Ewe met the fundraising target Tom with £20k total
Tom Evans decided to raise money for Cancer Research after his grandmother was diagnosed with the disease – and ended up with £20,000.
The 12-year-old from Four Crosses could not have dreamed that his efforts and those of his fellow pupils at Oswestry School could raise so much.
He started raising money in April 2016 after his grandmother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The experience spurred Tom to do something special as a thank you to the medical profession for providing so much care.
He initially set out to raise £5,000 for the charity, but with donations coming in thick and fast Tom decided to increase his target dramatically to £20,000.
With a keen interest in farming Tom decided to dye one of his Kerry Hill sheep pink in return for sponsorship.
He took the animal, aptly named Kerry, along to the Royal Welsh Spring Festival and Shropshire's Burwarton Show where he was showing other sheep.
His initiative, which used completely safe dye, caught the imagination of social media and television cameras which helped his fundraising.
He even got a special licence from the government body, Defra, to take Kerry into school to talk about his fundraising for his English Speaking Board exam.
To support Tom in his efforts,Oswestry School staff and pupils directed all their fundraising activities towards helping him achieve his £20,000 goal. Proceeds from the school’s annual Christmas Enterprise Fair and a home clothes day raised £1,808.47.
Louise Aubrey, a representative from Cancer Research, visited Oswestry School to accept the cheque and to talk to the pupils about how vital the money is and how it will be spent.
