Head's Newsletter 13 May 2016

have been fighting disease since 1924 and are one of the world’s leading authorities on leprosy. Year 7s have worked exceptionally hard at fundraising and took part in a Zumba workout (photo below) as well as other fundraising activities including a staff v pupils penalty shoot-out; guess the number of sweets in the jar and lots of cake sales. Well done to all of Year 7 for their time and effort in raising money for such a worthy cause.

CHARITY FUNDRAISING With privilege comes responsibility and one of our aims at Tiffin is to foster empathy, generosity and a respect for others. Exemplifying these aims, the boys raised a magnificent £2,422 in aid of Oxfam’s Syrian Refugee Crisis Appeal at our mufti day on 17 March.

ROWING NEWS In the Head of the River race the senior boys came 10th in the country in their division of top quads. Laurence Ellis (below) won a tankard in his first singles race at Chiswick regatta over the weekend of 30 April/1 May. Well done to all.

Pictured above: Oxfam is constructing tap stands and water tanks to provide clean water to refugees in Jordan's Za'atari camp. In addition, their work includes coordinating hygiene training to prevent the spread of life-threatening diseases. In further marvellous fund-raising news the boys in Year 7 raised £3,574.50 for the charity Lepra and were presented with a plaque and certificates from Lepra . This is a school record for fund raising and achieved by the boys in one year. The ultimate prize for the form raising the most amount of money was a football session on the MUGA. The winning form was Miss Bond’s form 7GB. Lepra is a UK-based international charity that helps people who find themselves trapped by disease, poverty and prejudice. They work overseas in India, Bangladesh and Mozambique and work to improve the lives of those who have tropical diseases like leprosy and lymphatic filariasis. They