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YMCA and Residential Care Home thank St Clement Danes School

Watford YMCA was delighted to receive PPE designed and created by Design Technology staff Millie Andrews and Ms Lalli. YMCA Housing Support Officer Mr Andy Shaw visited St Clement Danes school on Friday 24th April and was delighted to collect a quantity of visors for use by staff at the YMCA in Watford. Old Dane Mr Shaw expressed his gratitude saying, "A massive thank you to St Clement Danes for the PPE visors made for our Watford YMCA hostel. Staff and volunteer safety are our top priority during this crisis and St Clement Danes School has allowed my colleagues to continue to support the most vulnerable in our community. "

Another beneficiary of the visors was the Belfry Care Home, Ramsden Heath, Essex. The owner Mrs Debbie Reynolds expressed her gratitude on the home's Instagram page, thanking SCD staff for producing the visors.

The YMCA need donations to help homeless people during this crisis. Please follow the links below to either donate to help homeless people or to find out more about volunteering with the YMCA.

Please also follow link to Instagram page of the Belfry Care Home, where Mrs Reynolds expresses her gratitude to SCD staff on behalf of the care home staff.

 

https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/oneymca/christmas

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Teachers commended for transforming Design & Technology education

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