Leeds school pupils support dementia charity
Year 7 pupils at The Grammar School at Leeds have raised over £400 for a local charity by holding a Christmas bazaar during their lunch break. The money will go to Acorn, a charity which supports people who have a family member with dementia or Alzheimer's Disease.
When they were looking for a charity to support one of the pupils, Matthew Giles, came up with the idea of Acorn charity as his grandma has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
He said: “This is a cause which is close to my heart. Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain and confuses the sufferer making them forget things and where they are.
It is something which requires full-time care and can be very upsetting. I am slowly losing my Grandma but Acorn offers my family a lot of support, so I thought it would be a good idea to help the charity.”
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