Scaling mountains, zumbathons, singing, dancing and dressing up are all ways in which our students and staff have shown they care. Over the last academic year a phenomenal amount of money has been raised for a wide selection of charities, both locally and nationally. Below is just a taster of some of the fundraising activities which have taken place. Well done to all involved!

 

November 2011​

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   Beauty students giving hand massages at chrostmas fayre     ​

Students from the NC Beauty course attended a Christmas Fair to give some relaxing hand and arm massages. The Fair raised £682 which will be used to provide services and support for those with serious sight loss living in Fife.​

group picture of students and staff on stage in Atrium​
Students and staff from the Care department took part in a Zumba night at St Brycedale Campus, Kirkcaldy in aid of Wild Hearts charity and raised £80. Well done guys!
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December 2011​

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  Army preparation students at summit with Scotland flag​

 What a climb! Students studying the Army Preparation course climbed to the top of Schiehallion to raise £900 for BLESMA (British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association). Well done everyone!​

student choir at carol concert​

 College staff and student choirs were amazing at the College Christmas Service helping raise £500 for CHAS!​

January 2012​

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Group picture of students in fancy dress​ Students from the Hair and Beauty Department raised an amazing £590 to buy new equipment for the NHS Child Development Centre in High Valleyfield.​

March 2012​

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Business Club students presenting CBCS with charity big cheque​
Students from the Adam Smith Business Club raised £1,203.33 for charity Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland (CBCS). The group raised the money by holding a race night and staging other fundraising activities.
The group of students who are all studying a range of business qualifications also gave up their spare time and holidays to work as volunteer consultants and put their new business skills to good use.​
Students outside with sport relief certificate

staff picture outside after completeing sport relief mile​
Students and staff went the extra mile for Sport relief!  NC Business students raised a fantastic £405.25! by making up their mile, walking running and swimming whilst College staff took part in the Beveridge Park Sport Relief mile and raised a whopping £931.50.
 
That’s a total of £1,336.75 for Sport Relief!
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April 2012​

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Workskills students pictured with bike in Atrium​
NQ Workskills had a fun time raising money for the Clued Up Project. They raised £370 by organising various games and competitions including beat the goalie, caricature drawing, raffles, all held in the Atrium, St Brycedale Campus.
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Students in pyjamas with collection buckets​
On Thursday 26 April Preparing to Care students at St Brycedale Campus had a Crazy Hair and Pyjama Day to raise money for Rachel House and raised £80.
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May 2012​

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Childcare students group picture with cakes and tombola tickets​
Students on the NC Early Education and Childcare course at Stenton Campus had a Tombola and Cake sale on Tuesday 8 May and raised a fantastic £206 for little Kianna Martin.
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General Skills students group picture outside with balloons

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The General Skills groups took part in a sponsored walk over the Forth Road Bridge to raise money for Cancer Research. The walk which was planned and organised by the students raised over £400.
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Sound Production students standing in line​ Adam Smith College Sound Production students helped organise and produce a music event for local girl Ellis Gay and her family. The event raised in excess of £7000.​

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S3 Kirkland Hospitality Skills for Work Class had a charity day for the Maggie’s Centre.  They had to plan and organise an event for their units. They arranged a cake sale and lunch which raised around £140 for the charity.

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Group picture of students with blue Make a Wish Tshirts and balloons​
NQ Hospitality Event students raised £160 for the Make a Wish charity by organising and hosting a lunch event at the Training Restaurant, Stenton Campus.
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students sitting on peak of Munro ben Lawer​

Students from the Army Preparation Course took to climb Ben Lawers to raise enough money to sponsor a display case in the redeveloped Black Watch Museum at Balhousie Castle in Perth.

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October 2012​

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Students from our 3D Design course and our Painting and Decorating Team combined their talents to decorate the Pitcoudie (Iona Park) Glenrothes underpass. ​

December 2012​

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Students from our Introduction to Creative Arts course sold a range of Christmas cards and other goodies they designed and made – all proceeds went to Macmillan Cancer Support.​

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The last day of term saw College staff join together for Christmas carols, mince pies and festive cheer. The event raised a fantastic £500 through donations which was presented to Maggie’s by Bob Cunningham, on behalf of the College Association.
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Students and staff from our Hair and Beauty department got all dressed up for a good cause and raised £500 for Maggie's. Thanks to all who donated!​

Students from our HND Administration and Information Technology course held a raffle and raised a fantastic £200 for the YMCA in Glenrothes. Well done guys!​

Grand Total​

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£14, 848.08​

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                                                                              (Grand total of just some of the fundraising activity from November 2011 – March 2013)