Bocholt schoolchildren collect for Ukraine aid

Pupils of the Bocholt Israhel-van-Meckenem-Realschule in Bocholt have now collected almost 2,000 euros for Ukraine Aid in a fundraising campaign. The money had been raised at an internal school bake sale and has now been donated to the Alliance for Families.

"When the war began, the topic of Ukraine was naturally discussed in all classes," says Simon Rademaker, a teacher at the Israhel van Meckenem secondary school. The question of what could be done concretely to help the refugees in their plight also arose quite quickly.

"We then sold homemade cakes in the refectory every Friday between the Easter and summer vacations," says teacher Christina Frericks. The students baked them at home every week, she says, and the ingredients were donated by families. The school newspaper club also promoted the campaign with articles and posters, she says. "Actually, everyone participated and either baked or bought cakes," says teacher Mira Bartelt.

In the end, the proud sum of 1940 euros was raised. A check for the sum was now presented by students of the 9th grade to Lukas Kwiatkowski and Sabine Kürten from the social department of the city of Bocholt. According to Kwiatkowski, the money will be donated directly to the Bocholt Ukrainian Aid through the Alliance for Families and will benefit refugee children and young people in Bocholt.